Postcode · Aylesford
Crime in ME20 6JS
How much crime is recorded in ME20 6JS, 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
- 1,339 (2024)
ME20 6JSAylesford
How safe is ME20 6JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME20 6JS area, 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6JSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% 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.