Total Crime Rate

310.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 310.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 16th highest crime rate of 352 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 The Avenue (TN2 3FU) in the last 12 months was 310.6 per 1,000 residents and was 342.1% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (TN2 3FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Mead (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Mead —
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Hip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Hip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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