Total Crime Rate

367.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 9th highest crime rate of 352 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 High Street (TN17 3DN) in the last 12 months was 367.3 per 1,000 residents and was 363.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN17 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causton Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crane Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crane Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Bridge
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Davids Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crane Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carriers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crane Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Dunstans Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carriers Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Dunstans Walk
Apr 2026Public order Crane Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crane Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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