Total Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milkhouse Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 352 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 Milkhouse Cottages (TN17 2JT) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milkhouse Cottages (TN17 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milkhouse Cottages, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobnut Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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