Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN1 2FD
How much crime is recorded in TN1 2FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,765 (2024)
How safe is TN1 2FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN1 2FD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 2FDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft5.74.5
Public order4.34.6
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.