Aylesford is an averagely safe place, running a notch above its borough and nowhere near alarming. Crime is slightly higher than the local average. Violence makes up a smaller share than it does nationally. Broken windows and damaged property make up a larger one. The river is a bigger worry here than the crime figures.
The published crime rate for Aylesford is about 73 crimes per 1,000 people for the year from June 2025 to May 2026, roughly 6% above the Tonbridge and Malling average. That rate covers 167 recorded crimes over the same twelve months. With a total that small, a handful of incidents in either direction moves the rate noticeably, so the figure places Aylesford in the right range without pinning it down exactly.
In plain numbers, Aylesford records about 73 crimes per 1,000 people against about 69 for Tonbridge and Malling as a whole over the same year. That gap is real but narrow. The council area is a quiet one, so sitting slightly above its average still leaves Aylesford among the more ordinary places in the south east, not a troubled one.
For context, Aylesford has about 986 people per square kilometre, which is a village with a proper built-up core rather than scattered farmhouses. Unemployment is about 2%, and about 2% of homes are overcrowded. These are the numbers of a settled, working village. They describe what the place is like, not why any crime happens.
The mix comes with a warning: the totals are low enough that a few incidents shift any category's share by several points, so treat what follows as a snapshot of one year, not a fixed trait of the place. Violence and sexual offences, a broad legal category that includes common assault without injury, made up about 28% of recorded crime, below the national share of about 35%. Anti-social behaviour made up about 20%, against about 16% nationally. Criminal damage and arson made up about 15%, against about 7% nationally, and other theft about 14%, against about 7%. Vehicle crime, at about 5%, matched the national share of about 5%, and public order offences, at about 5%, came in under the national 7%. So the tilt this year is towards damaged property and petty theft, and away from violence. That's an irritation for whoever's fence or car it is, but not a reason to cross the village off a shortlist.
What happens after a report is a separate question from how much crime there is. Kent Police charges a suspect in about 16% of cases, against about 12% nationally, which ranks it 6th of 42 forces for the year to May 2026. That's a force-wide figure for all of Kent, not a rate for Aylesford. About 36% of Kent Police cases over the same period were closed with no suspect identified. That's the honest answer to "will they catch them", and it applies well beyond this village.
Aylesford is middling for safety: an ordinary village that sits slightly worse than a quiet borough. Lock the shed and park the car sensibly, and the crime figures shouldn't keep you awake.