Postcode district · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN3
How much crime is recorded in TN3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 38,016 (2024)
TN3Postcode district · Tunbridge Wells
How safe is TN3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN3, 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
TN3National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.