Total Crime Rate

1034.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.2 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 1034.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 387.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 201.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.3 10/10
  • Public order 63.3 10/10
  • Other theft 38.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
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

Monson Road area has the highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the highest crime rate of 352 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 Monson Road (TN1 1LU) in the last 12 months was 1034.6 per 1,000 residents and was 889.1% higher than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 280.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monson Road (TN1 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tunnel Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunnel Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Catherine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monson Road —
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Data Sources

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