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Crime in TN18 5

How much crime is recorded in TN18 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Population
13,012 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN18 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN18 5, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

TN18 5National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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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