Total Crime Rate

431.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 431.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Cage Green & Angel , and the 9th 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 Sovereign Way (TN9 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 431.1 per 1,000 residents and was 449.9% higher than the Cage Green & Angel average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Way (TN9 1FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botany —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botany —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botany —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Botany Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botany Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Botany Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Botany Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Botany Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Botany Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lambert'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lambert'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Wharf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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