Overview of Tonbridge and Malling crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Tonbridge and Malling ranks 19th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 10844 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Tonbridge and Malling has a population of 132201. This equates to a crime rate of 82.03 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.44 % compared to previous year.
Tonbridge and Malling ranks 19th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 10844 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Tonbridge and Malling has a population of 132201. This equates to a crime rate of 82.03 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.44 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Tonbridge and Malling are Violence and sexual offences (35.0%) Anti-social behaviour (15.9%) Criminal damage and arson (11.0%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.7%) Robbery (0.3%) Theft from the person (0.3%).
There are 24 wards in Tonbridge and Malling. Wards with high crime rates are Judd (165.8), Snodland East and Ham Hill (154.1), Medway (150.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Wateringbury (44.0), Kings Hill (42.9), Higham (Tonbridge and Malling) (36.6) .
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Tonbridge and Malling crime incidents by crime type
A total of 10844 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 3795 (35.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1728 (15.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1195 (11.0)%
- Shoplifting – 858 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 766 (7.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 682 (6.3)%
- Public order – 659 (6.1)%
- Burglary – 377 (3.5)%
- Other crime – 285 (2.6)%
- Drugs – 258 (2.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 100 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 77 (0.7)%
- Robbery – 33 (0.3)%
- Theft from the person – 31 (0.3)%
How does Tonbridge and Malling compare against nearby areas ?
Tonbridge and Malling ranks 19th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Tonbridge and Malling wards
There are 24 wards within Tonbridge and Malling. Judd, Snodland East and Ham Hill, Medway has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Judd (165.8)
- Snodland East and Ham Hill (154.1)
- Medway (150.7)
- Trench (119.5)
- Snodland West and Holborough Lakes (106.6)
- Larkfield North (98.7)
- Wrotham, Ightham and Stansted (97.7)
- Aylesford South (97.3)
- Larkfield South (93.6)
- East Malling (91.1)
- Castle (Tonbridge and Malling) (80.5)
- Vauxhall (Tonbridge and Malling) (80.2)
- Burham and Wouldham (76.4)
- Cage Green (64.9)
- West Malling and Leybourne (63.7)
- Aylesford North and Walderslade (55.1)
- Downs and Mereworth (54.6)
- Ditton (54.6)
- Hildenborough (51.0)
- Hadlow and East Peckham (48.2)
- Borough Green and Long Mill (47.5)
- Wateringbury (44.0)
- Kings Hill (42.9)
- Higham (Tonbridge and Malling) (36.6)
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Tonbridge and Malling
There are 19 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Tonbridge and Malling. Highest crime rates in TN1, TN9, ME1 .
- TN1 – 182.3
- TN9 – 141.1
- ME1 – 128.6
- ME6 – 126.9
- ME2 – 104.3
- ME16 – 94.8
- ME5 – 86.9
- TN2 – 85.6
- ME20 – 84.5
- TN10 – 74.9
- TN12 – 71.4
- TN4 – 68.9
- TN15 – 68.0
- ME19 – 61.1
- ME18 – 60.0
- DA13 – 56.3
- TN11 – 48.7
- TN5 – 44.6
- TN3 – 31.9
Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling
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