Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 132nd 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 3JU) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carriers Road (TN17 3JU), 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 Carriers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Fields —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crane Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crane Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carriers Road —
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Data Sources

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