Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheatfield Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 352 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 Wheatfield Close (TN17 3NA) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Close (TN17 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causton Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Angley Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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