Crime Rate in Pembury & Capel, ward

Pembury & Capel has the 7th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Tunbridge Wells district and the 2780th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 532nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pembury & Capel in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Tunbridge Wells district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pembury & Capel’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pembury & Capel ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.