Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN2 5QS
How much crime is recorded in TN2 5QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
TN2 5QSTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN2 5QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN2 5QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5QSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.823.6
Shoplifting4.08.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.89.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.