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New crime map shows Tonbridge and Malling is the safest place in county
Sevenoaks Chronicle
|January 01, 2026
TONBRIDGE and Malling has been revealed as one of the safest place to live of the South East, according to a new crime map.
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(PHOTO: ROB BROWNE)
"Crime severity" scores measure the seriousness of wrongdoing in each area by examining the type of offending as well as the volume, so a murder or a rape counts much more heavily than a minor theft. These figures indicate that in Kent, crime is least severe in Tonbridge and Malling and most severe in Thanet.
This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of Sevenoaks Chronicle.
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