Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN2 5DD
How much crime is recorded in TN2 5DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
TN2 5DDTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN2 5DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN2 5DD 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
8.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
TN2 5DDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.