Total Crime Rate

148.8 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 148.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Medway Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 31st 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 Medway Road (TN1 2FD) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Road (TN1 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochdale Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jackwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Quarry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jackwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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