Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 66.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Vale Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Cage Green & Angel , and the 137th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (TN9 1ST) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Cage Green & Angel average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (TN9 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Somerhill Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cage Green & Angel

Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walter'S Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hectorage Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Keen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Keen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudley Keen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dudley Keen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑