Total Crime Rate
122.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hale Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bourne , and the 55th 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 Hale Street (TN12 5HW) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% higher than the Bourne average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hale Street (TN12 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Medway Meadows. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pattenden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Medway Meadows | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Medway Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Medway Meadows | Under investigation |
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