Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Cowden Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowden Lane (TN18 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowden Lane (TN18 4LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowden Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pipers Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowden Lane area

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Data Sources

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