Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 196th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (ME6 5NP) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Snodland East & Ham Hill average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Avenue (ME6 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near Stevens Close. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Covey Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hegarty Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill
Apr 2026Public order Tomlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tomlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close
Apr 2026Public order Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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