Total Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TN12 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (TN12 7NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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