Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN4 9AD
How much crime is recorded in TN4 9AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells West
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
TN4 9ADTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN4 9AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN4 9AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 9ADNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.