Postcode · Aylesford
Crime in ME20 6FT
How much crime is recorded in ME20 6FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Larkfield & New Hythe
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,159 (2024)
ME20 6FTAylesford
How safe is ME20 6FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME20 6FT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
ME20 6FTNational
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.