Total Crime Rate
205.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Hill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 21st highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Hill Road (TN1 1LL) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (β 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Hill Road (TN1 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Culverden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Ephraim Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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