Community safety partnership plan

Review of actions 2025 - 2026

Crime levels within Tonbridge and Malling are low and the borough remains one of the safest in the county. From April 2025 to March 2026, there were 6,586 incidents of victim-based crime recorded within Tonbridge and Malling, compared to 6,932 the previous year (a decrease of -5%). There have been reductions in vehicle crime (-19.4%), criminal damage (-5.6%) and in crimes against society (-6.6%), although a slight increase in violent crime (1.4%). The borough remains one of the safest in the county and we have the third lowest victim-based crime rate in Kent.

During 2025/26 the Partnership had four priorities, and the tables below show the progress made against these actions.

Acquisitive crime including shoplifting, theft and burglary

Progress against acquisitive crime actions
Action	Owner/lead agency	Update	Status
Promote the Safer Towns Scheme to businesses	Safer Towns Partnership Kent Police TMBC	There are currently 40 businesses signed up to the scheme. They are continuing to ban individuals from entering premises and sharing information between stores.	On target
Hold at least three crime prevention stands to distribute crime prevention items	TMBC KCC Community Wardens Kent Police	Four crime prevention events were held during the year where crime prevention items such as personal alarms, purse chains and shed alarms were distributed.	On target
Ensure high visibility patrolling of key hotspot locations	Kent Police	High visibility patrolling of hotspot locations such as Snodland and Tonbridge continued during the year.	On target

Anti-social behaviour including environmental crime

Progress against anti-social behaviour actions
Action	Owner/lead agency	Update	Status
Identify perpetrators of ASB and undertake actions to cease their behaviour	TMBC Housing Associations Kent Police	Work to tackle ASB continued during the year. The Anti-Social Behaviour Officer for Tonbridge & Malling received 368 reports. Also, during the year 73 Community Protection Warnings were issued, and 8 Community Protection Notices. We prosecuted one individual for a breach of a CPN.	On target
Provide mediation to deal with neighbour disputes and family conflicts	Mediation services	During the year the Mediation Service received 25 referrals from residents in Tonbridge & Malling. Of these 20 were related to neighbour disputes.	On target
Work with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council’s ASB Enforcement Team to tackle ASB hotspot locations	TMBC	The ASB Enforcement Team was in place from May to November 2025 and in total they visited 1,014 locations and engaged with 1,080 members of the public and 352 businesses.	On target

Exploitation - to include gangs, modern slavery and human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, cuckooing and Prevent

Progress against exploitation actions
Action	Owner/lead agency	Update	Status
Attend Channel Panels where appropriate and provide support to individuals when required.	TMBC Kent Police	Representatives from the CSP continued to attend the Channel Panels.	On target
Run Prevent training for staff, partners and Members (as appropriate)	TMBC	Prevent training was run for staff at Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council with 242 staff attending. Training was also run separately for Members, with over 20 attending.	On target
Implement Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty) when appropriate	TMBC	The law has been enacted but has not yet come into force. This will be monitored and implemented when required.	Not on target
Work with the Police to address Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking e.g. car washes, nail bars, and pop-up brothels.	Kent Police	This is ongoing work.	On target

Safeguarding people at risk of harm – to include domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, stalking, serious violence and fraud and scams

Progress against safeguarding actions
Action	Owner/lead agency	Update	Status
Work with DAVSS to ensure that all victims of domestic abuse can receive support	DAVSS	In total during the year there were 445 referrals to DAVSS from Tonbridge & Malling residents.	On target
Continue to provide an IDVA and refuge service to support high risk victims of domestic abuse within West Kent.	Lookahead	Lookahead supported 423 clients from across West Kent and also provided Refuge support to 24 people.	On target
Continue to support the CDAP programme in Tonbridge	Community Domestic Abuse Programme	At the end of the year there were 8 men active in the programme. In total there were 7 referrals during the year to the programme from men living in Tonbridge & Malling.	On target
Progress the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance Accreditation (DAHA) for Tonbridge & Malling	TMBC	The DAHA accreditation has been progressed with the majority of requirements now completed. It is hoped that the assessment for the first ‘bronze’ award will take place in June 2026.	On target
Work in Partnership to disrupt recognised OCGs, emerging trends and county lines	Serious and Organised Crime Group	Meetings continue to be held between partners to ensure information sharing is taking place. There are currently no OCGs identified in the borough.	On target
Work with 'Reform, Restore, Respect' to hold educational programmes within schools	Reform, Restore, Respect	During the year RRR presented 8 workshops to 340 primary school children.	On target
Consider work to tackle violence against women and girls (such as women's safety training)	TMBC/Kent Police	A number of ‘Walk and Talk’ events have been held during the year where Police and partners have met with women to discuss their safety. These events have been held in Tonbridge and Snodland.	On target
Raise awareness of stalking to partners and the public	Protection Against Stalking	During the year PAS supported 124 victims of stalking from the borough. They were also able to train over 2,000 people.	On target

Cross cutting themes - Prevention, Young people, Substance misuse

Progress against cross-cutting theme actions
Action	Owner/lead agency	Update	Status
Provide and support diversionary activities for young people	TMBC, KCC and Project Salus	During the year Salus were able to engage with 415 young people across the borough, although they worked mainly in Snodland and Ditton. They were able to run weekly sessions in these areas, as well as organising school holiday activities across the borough.	On target
Work with Kenward Trust to identify hotspot areas and individuals at risk of becoming involved in substance misuse issues	Kenward Trust	During the year Kenward Trust engaged with 1,537 young people from Tonbridge, West Malling and Snodland. The main issues they encountered were cannabis, alcohol and vaping although they have also started to see an increase in Ketamine use.	On target
Work with the Community Alcohol Partnership organisation to tackle underage drinking across the borough	TMBC	Work is ongoing through the Community Alcohol Partners in Snodland and Tonbridge to tackle underage drinking in the borough.	On target