Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Hill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 19th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Hill Road (TN1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Hill Road (TN1 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clanricarde Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monson Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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