Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden , and the 69th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (TN18 4NB) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Road (TN18 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Hill, where police recorded 8 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.
View Crime In Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Hill | — |
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