Total Crime Rate

638.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 638.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barden Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Cage Green & Angel , and the 2nd 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 Barden Road (TN9 1TX) in the last 12 months was 638.1 per 1,000 residents and was 713.9% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barden Road (TN9 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambert'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tonbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Lambert'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambert'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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