Postcode · Aylesford
Crime in ME20 7YN
How much crime is recorded in ME20 7YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,438 (2024)
ME20 7YNAylesford
How safe is ME20 7YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME20 7YN 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7YNNational
Anti-social behaviour25.610.7
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.