Postcode sector · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN2 9
How much crime is recorded in TN2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,374 (2024)
TN2 9Postcode sector · Tunbridge Wells
How safe is TN2 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN2 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 9National
Shoplifting38.68.4
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.