Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN4 8EP
How much crime is recorded in TN4 8EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
TN4 8EPTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN4 8EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN4 8EP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
TN4 8EPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.69.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.