Postcode · Cranbrook
Crime in TN18 4EE
How much crime is recorded in TN18 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
How safe is TN18 4EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN18 4EE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4EENational
Burglary9.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.14.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.