Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN2 5XH
How much crime is recorded in TN2 5XH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
How safe is TN2 5XH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN2 5XH 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
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TN2 5XHNational
Burglary8.99.1
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.22.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.