Total Crime Rate
157.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bourne , and the 39th highest crime rate of 401 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 Old Road (TN12 5EX) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.0% higher than the Bourne average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road (TN12 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medway Meadows, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Medway Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Medway Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medway Meadows | — |
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