Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 52.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Medway Drive area has the 48th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Drive (TN1 2FH) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% 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 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stratford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hasletts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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