Crime Rate in Rural Tunbridge Wells, ward

Rural Tunbridge Wells has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Tunbridge Wells district and the 1373rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 223rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural Tunbridge Wells in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Tunbridge Wells district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural Tunbridge Wells’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural Tunbridge Wells ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oakfield Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.