Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Temple Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 80th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Way (TN2 3GL) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Park average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Way (TN2 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Public order Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dynevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dynevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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