Postcode · Tonbridge
Crime in TN9 1LY
How much crime is recorded in TN9 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tonbridge Town
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
TN9 1LYTonbridge
How safe is TN9 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN9 1LY 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN9 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.