Postcode · Cranbrook
Crime in TN17 2LU
How much crime is recorded in TN17 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
TN17 2LUCranbrook
How safe is TN17 2LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN17 2LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
TN17 2LUNational
Shoplifting20.98.4
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft4.74.5
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.