Total Crime Rate
367.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High 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 3ED) 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 3ED), 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.
View Crime In Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crane Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crane Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carriers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carriers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Dunstans Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Dunstans Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crane Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Crane Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crane Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Davids Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Davids Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Davids Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Davids Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crane Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crane Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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