Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Drive area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Drive (TN1 2FH) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Drive (TN1 2FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochdale Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Quarry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jackwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jackwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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