Postcode · Cranbrook
Crime in TN18 4BD
How much crime is recorded in TN18 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,773 (2024)
TN18 4BDCranbrook
How safe is TN18 4BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN18 4BD 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
TN18 4BDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
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.