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Crime in TN17 3

How much crime is recorded in TN17 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Population
7,889 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN17 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN17 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN17 3National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% 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.

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