Total Crime Rate

461.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 461.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 305.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rope Walk area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 4th highest crime rate of 350 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 Rope Walk (TN17 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 461.8 per 1,000 residents and was 511.4% 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 Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 537.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rope Walk (TN17 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causton Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crane Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rope Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carriers Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Angley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Fields —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crane Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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