Postcode · Aylesford
Crime in ME20 7LY
How much crime is recorded in ME20 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
ME20 7LYAylesford
How safe is ME20 7LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME20 7LY 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.54.6
Robbery2.41.4
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% 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.