Total Crime Rate
124.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapman Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 48th highest crime rate of 352 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 Chapman Way (TN2 3EF) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapman Way (TN2 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stewart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colebrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnetts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stewart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Brooms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salisbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colebrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Brooms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Brooms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Brooms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Brooms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Brooms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weare Road | Under investigation |
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