Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St James Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 50th lowest 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 St James Road (TN1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Park average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Road (TN1 2LA), 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.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beulah Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Medway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hasletts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stratford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Medway Road | Under investigation |
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