Kings Hill & Wateringbury
Middle areaCentral Tonbridge and Malling. 13,130 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Kings Hill & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kings Hill & Wateringbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hill & Wateringbury at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tonbridge and Malling.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 181 |
| Other crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kings Hill & Wateringbury compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kings Hill & Wateringbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hill & Wateringbury at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tonbridge and Malling.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kings Hill & Wateringbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (189), anti-social behaviour (181) and other crime (83).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling
These figures are published for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tonbridge and Malling and not Kings Hill & Wateringbury alone. See Tonbridge and Malling
Kings Hill & Wateringbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kings Hill & Wateringbury was £535,000 in 2025.
Kings Hill & Wateringbury had 12,559 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Kings Hill & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kings Hill & Wateringbury, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.