Crime in ME18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
ME18 recorded 17 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 0.94 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 64.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 58.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring20.73 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment17 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 58.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
17Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within ME18 district
Tonbridge and Malling
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Oast Court Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| Hampstead Lane Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Park/Open Space Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Maidstone Road Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Waterside Mews Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Medway Avenue Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Kenward Road Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| High Street Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| The Nook Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Benover Road Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: ME18
Anti-social Behaviour accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ME18 (64.7%). Violence & Sexual Offences (17.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (5.9%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in ME18 has fallen sharply — by 58.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for ME18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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