Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN1 2LA
How much crime is recorded in TN1 2LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndale & Hawkenbury
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,260 (2024)
TN1 2LATunbridge Wells
How safe is TN1 2LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN1 2LA 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
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2LANational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.