Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vernon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 64th highest crime rate of 352 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 Vernon Road (TN1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Park average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (TN1 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochdale Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanhope Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stratford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hasletts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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