Total Crime Rate
248.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goring Place area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Borough Green & Platt , and the 16th 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 Goring Place (TN15 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 248.0 per 1,000 residents and was 359.1% higher than the Borough Green & Platt average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goring Place (TN15 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blacksole Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borough Green & Platt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blacksole Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blacksole Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Blacksole Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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