Postcode · Cranbrook
Crime in TN18 5LS
How much crime is recorded in TN18 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
TN18 5LSCranbrook
How safe is TN18 5LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN18 5LS 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
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5LSNational
Other theft12.34.5
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.44.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 63% 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.