Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN1 2XZ
How much crime is recorded in TN1 2XZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,076 (2024)
TN1 2XZTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN1 2XZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN1 2XZ area, above 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TN1 2XZNational
Shoplifting38.68.4
Anti-social behaviour31.210.7
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order7.14.6
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.