Postcode district · Tonbridge
Crime in TN9
How much crime is recorded in TN9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 23,664 (2024)
TN9Postcode district · Tonbridge
How safe is TN9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN9, 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
TN9National
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.