Crime Rates at Oast View, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, TN12 8LE

Oast View area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 130th lowest 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 Oast View (TN12 8LE) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oast View (TN12 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gunlands (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.