Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorking Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 134th highest crime rate of 350 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 Dorking Road (TN1 2LN) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Park average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorking Road (TN1 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Rochdale Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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