Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashenden Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 56th highest crime rate of 350 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 Ashenden Walk (TN2 3HR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenden Walk (TN2 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longview Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenden Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Stag Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Hurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Liptraps Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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