Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ashenden Walk area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 97th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashenden Walk (TN2 3HR) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenden Walk (TN2 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Mead. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenden Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Liptraps Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longview Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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