Total Crime Rate

76.0 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 76.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carriers Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 90th 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 Carriers Road (TN17 3JT) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carriers Road (TN17 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Crane Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carriers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Fields
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carriers Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crane Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crane Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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