Total Crime Rate

79.3 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Folly Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 86th 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 Folly Hill (TN17 2LU) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Folly Hill area

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Data Sources

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