Crime Rates at Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DE

Winchester Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden , and the 172nd 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 Winchester Road (TN18 4DE) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (TN18 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.