Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tunbridge Wells has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 103rd lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Tunbridge Wells in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the South East region average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tunbridge Wells’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,738 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 30 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -13.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,272 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 69.2 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culverden | 104.6 | 35.4 (51%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 2 | Paddock Wood | 100.8 | 31.6 (46%) | High 8/10 |
| 3 | Park | 99.5 | 30.4 (44%) | High 8/10 |
| 4 | Sherwood | 92.7 | 23.6 (34%) | High 8/10 |
| 5 | Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden | 79.3 | 10.1 (15%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | High Brooms | 70.3 | 1.1 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 7 | Pembury & Capel | 64.2 | -5.0 (-7%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Pantiles | 55.9 | -13.3 (-19%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 9 | Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden | 47.7 | -21.4 (-31%) | Low 4/10 |
| 10 | Rusthall & Speldhurst | 46.2 | -23.0 (-33%) | Low 4/10 |
| 11 | St James' | 39.9 | -29.3 (-42%) | Low 3/10 |
| 12 | Rural Tunbridge Wells | 37.0 | -32.2 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 13 | Southborough & Bidborough | 35.9 | -33.3 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 14 | St John's | 28.3 | -40.9 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
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