Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Island Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 90th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Island Cottages (TN17 2HF) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Cottages (TN17 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near Quaker Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Island Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Fields —
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Data Sources

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