Total Crime Rate
58.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dorking Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 115th highest crime rate of 352 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 Dorking Road (TN1 2LN) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorking Road (TN1 2LN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Street | 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 | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stratford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hasletts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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