Crime Rate in Culverden, ward

Culverden has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in Tunbridge Wells district and the 1663rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 199th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Culverden in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Tunbridge Wells district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Culverden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 426 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Culverden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.