What is the crime rate in tonbridge and malling?

As of March 2026, tonbridge and malling has an annual crime rate of 62.78 per 1,000 residents, based on 848 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does tonbridge and malling rank nationally for crime?

tonbridge and malling ranks #196 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in tonbridge and malling?

The most common crime type in tonbridge and malling is Violence & Sexual Offences with 279 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 32.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

tonbridge and malling Crime Intelligence Report

tonbridge and malling recorded 848 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.34 per 1,000 residents. This places tonbridge and malling at #196 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 25.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.1% lower.

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

Total Crimes

848

trending_up +25.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

62.78per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#87of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Kent

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Stevens Close Map	Shoplifting: 18 Robbery: 1	18
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 4	13
On or near Black Robin Lane Map	Shoplifting: 14	14
On or near Ostlers Court Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9 Vehicle crime: 2	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Windmill Lane West Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Police Station Map	Criminal damage and arson: 6 Public order: 5	6
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 10	10
On or near Station Approach Map	Shoplifting: 9 Robbery: 1	9

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

848 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

279

32.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

170

20.0%

Shoplifting

11.1%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.7%

Other Theft

6.1%

Vehicle Crime

6.1%

Public Order

5.0%

Other Crime

2.6%

Drug Offences

2.2%

Burglary

1.8%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Robbery

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Bicycle Theft

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Snodland East and Ham Hill	65	124.0
2	Castle	44	90.8
3	Burham and Wouldham	37	79.9
4	Trench	42	76.8
5	Snodland West and Holborough Lakes	65	75.9

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Kings Hill	40	3.1
shield	Cage Green	12	2.7
shield	Higham	17	3.4
shield	Hildenborough	11	2.2
shield	Aylesford North and Walderslade	25	2.6

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +25.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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