Total Crime Rate

309.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 15th highest crime rate of 350 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 Grove Avenue (TN1 1UP) in the last 12 months was 309.6 per 1,000 residents and was 201.0% higher than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (β‰ˆ 205.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (TN1 1UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mountfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mount Sion Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Bear Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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