Total Crime Rate

248.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 248.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.9 10/10
  • Drugs 39.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blacksole Lane 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 Blacksole Lane (TN15 7DH) 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 Blacksole Lane (TN15 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Goodworth Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacksole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Goodworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goodworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old London Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blacksole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blacksole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Blacksole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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