Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN1 2BE
How much crime is recorded in TN1 2BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
TN1 2BETunbridge Wells
How safe is TN1 2BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN1 2BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2BENational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Shoplifting12.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs4.12.4
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.