Crap Towns / Tonbridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Tonbridge?

The police recorded 69.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Tonbridge from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 66.2, down from 73.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	68.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	66.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.4	34.1
Shoplifting	11.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.2	7.0
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Public order	4.3	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Drugs	3.0	2.4
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Paddock Wood	7.8 km	81.1
Edenbridge	15.4 km	74.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	7.0 km	69.7
Tonbridge	–	69.6
Pembury	6.0 km	65.0
Larkfield	16.3 km	54.5
Sevenoaks	11.4 km	54.1
Southborough	4.4 km	49.1
Rusthall and Langton Green	8.5 km	38.1
Kings Hill	12.3 km	33.0
Otford and Kemsing	14.6 km	31.2
The typical town	–	76.2