Postcode district · Cranbrook
Crime in TN18
How much crime is recorded in TN18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 14,514 (2024)
TN18Postcode district · Cranbrook
How safe is TN18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN18, 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
TN18National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Shoplifting8.08.4
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.