Total Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowside area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willowside (ME6 5QW) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (β‰ˆ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowside (ME6 5QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stevens Close, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ostlers Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willowside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Clock Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stevens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hammonds Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Del Amere Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantium Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantium Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ostlers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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