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Postcode · Tunbridge Wells

Crime in TN2 5DB

How much crime is recorded in TN2 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Tunbridge Wells South
Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,675 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN2 5DB

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN2 5DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

TN2 5DBNational
Anti-social behaviour31.610.7
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft6.04.5
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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