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Postcode sector · Tunbridge Wells

Crime in TN3 8

How much crime is recorded in TN3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Population
6,893 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN3 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN3 8, 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN3 8National
Burglary9.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.41.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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