Total Crime Rate
283.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Simpson Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 12th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Road (ME6 5QF) in the last 12 months was 283.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher than the Snodland East & Ham Hill average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Simpson Road (ME6 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Nevill Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Snodland East & Ham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corona Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corona Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nevill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nevill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nevill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | — |
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