ME5 has an annual crime rate of 66.41 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in ME5?

As of April 2026, ME5 has an annual crime rate of 66.41 per 1,000 residents, based on 313 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in ME5?

The most common crime type in ME5 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 113 incidents in April 2026 — 36.1% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the ME5 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ME5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ME5 recorded 313 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.27 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 17.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring66.41 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment313 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 17.4% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

313

trending_down -11.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.41per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,283

Within ME5 district

Tonbridge and Malling

59,393

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Barnfield Map	total: 23 Anti-social behaviour: 22 Drugs: 1	23
Yew Tree Close Map	total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 1	11
Burma Way Map	total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2	9
Ryde Close Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 2	9
Silver Birches Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2	8
Hare Street Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2	6
Woodhurst Map	total: 5 Other crime: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
Parking Area Map	total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1	5
Warren Road Map	total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
Constitution Hill Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

313 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

113

36.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

30.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.4%

Other Theft

5.1%

Other Crime

4.5%

Public Order

4.2%

Drug Offences

4.2%

Shoplifting

3.2%

Vehicle Crime

2.9%

Burglary

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.6%

Robbery

0.3%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Crime Analysis: ME5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ME5 (36.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (30.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (5.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ME5 has fallen sharply — by 17.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ME5 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -17.4%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.6%

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