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Postcode sector · Tunbridge Wells

Crime in TN4 8

How much crime is recorded in TN4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Population
19,251 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN4 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN4 8, 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).

TN4 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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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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