Postcode district · Snodland
Crime in ME6
How much crime is recorded in ME6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 15,467 (2024)
ME6Postcode district · Snodland
How safe is ME6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME6, 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
ME6National
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Shoplifting14.18.4
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.