Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN2 5LU
How much crime is recorded in TN2 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Frant & Groombridge
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,092 (2024)
TN2 5LUTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN2 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN2 5LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5LUNational
Burglary13.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.