Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoath Meadow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 59th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoath Meadow (TN12 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 194.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoath Meadow (TN12 8LJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hoath Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Back Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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