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Crime in Tonbridge and Malling by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,556crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Plaxtollowest rate17.3 per 1,000 a year
55.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Snodland (-23%), Ham Hill (-22%) and Borough Green (-15%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1TonbridgeTN9 · 33,431 residents 95.2▲ 7%violence
2SnodlandME6 · 18,860 residents 88.4▼ 23%anti-social behaviour
3Ham HillME6 · 9,210 residents 86.4▼ 22%anti-social behaviour
4DittonME20 · 28,261 residents 76.7▲ 5%anti-social behaviour
5West MallingME19 · 20,096 residents 76.4▲ 26%violence
6Kings HillME19 · 9,515 residents 75.7▲ 65%anti-social behaviour
7East MallingME19 · 5,423 residents 73▼ 5%violence
8LarkfieldME20 · 28,261 residents 67.8▲ 6%anti-social behaviour
9AylesfordME20 · 4,572 residents 67.4▼ 9%anti-social behaviour
10WrothamTN15 · 1,961 residents 59.2▼ 40%anti-social behaviour
11HadlowTN11 · 3,383 residents 55.6▲ 135%violence
12East PeckhamTN12 · 3,830 residents 55.4▲ 71%anti-social behaviour
13WateringburyME18 · 1,976 residents 52.6▲ 37%violence
14WouldhamME1 · 4,081 residents 46.1▼ 27%violence
15BurhamME1 · 3,001 residents 44▲ 74%anti-social behaviour
16Borough GreenTN15 · 10,130 residents 43.4▼ 15%violence
17EcclesME20 · 3,001 residents 42.7▲ 60%anti-social behaviour
18IghthamTN15 · 2,038 residents 41.2▲ 40%violence
19Bluebell HillME5 · 4,049 residents 40.5▲ 14%anti-social behaviour
20HildenboroughTN11 · 4,978 residents 38.6▲ 17%violence
21RyarshME19 · 3,196 residents 27.5▲ 10%violence
22St Mary's PlattTN15 · 3,982 residents 24.1▲ 26%violence
23PlaxtolTN15 · 1,621 residents 17.3–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Tonbridge and Malling have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Plaxtol, St Mary's Platt, Ryarsh, Hildenborough and Bluebell Hill.

Which areas of Tonbridge and Malling have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Tonbridge, Snodland, Ham Hill, Ditton and West Malling.

Is crime going up or down in Tonbridge and Malling?

Across Tonbridge and Malling, 2,556 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.