Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN1 2BB
How much crime is recorded in TN1 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
TN1 2BBTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN1 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN1 2BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN1 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.