Total Crime Rate

88.8 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 88.8 7/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Mill Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 350 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 Mill Lane (TN17 2HX) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (TN17 2HX), the main crime hotspot is near Cobnut Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cobnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cramptons Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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