Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 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 150.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sophurst Wood area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 36th 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 Sophurst Wood (TN12 7LL) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 308.0% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 8.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Sophurst Wood area

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Data Sources

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