Total Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freelands Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 401 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 Freelands Road (ME6 5RE) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Snodland East & Ham Hill average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freelands Road (ME6 5RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Benedict Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Veles Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedict Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Benedict Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midsummer Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Road | β |
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