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Postcode district · West Malling

Crime in ME19

How much crime is recorded in ME19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Population
32,193 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME19

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME19, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME19National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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