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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ME20: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ME20 recorded 150 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 3.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring48.6 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment150 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 3.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

150
trending_down -3.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

48.6per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

708

Within ME20 district

Tonbridge and Malling

35,717

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
London Road East Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4
10
Parking Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Old Chatham Road Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
New Hythe Lane Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Petrol Station Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other crime: 1
5
Medina Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
4
The Rushes Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Boarley Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Unwin Close Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
150 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
51
34.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
32
21.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
16
10.7%
Vehicle Crime
11
7.3%
Shoplifting
10
6.7%
Other Theft
9
6.0%
Other Crime
8
5.3%
Public Order
6
4.0%
Robbery
2
1.3%
Drug Offences
2
1.3%
Burglary
2
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.7%

Crime Analysis: ME20

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in ME20 at 34.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (21.3%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ME20 has risen slightly — by 3.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ME20 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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