Postcode · Tunbridge Wells
Crime in TN4 9DB
How much crime is recorded in TN4 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southborough East & Longfield Road
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
TN4 9DBTunbridge Wells
How safe is TN4 9DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN4 9DB area, well 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.