Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 173.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tunnel Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 25th 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 Tunnel Road (TN1 2BU) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunnel Road (TN1 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tunnel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Calverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jackwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goods Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goods Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goods Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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