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

Dowding Way 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 Dowding Way (TN2 3UY) 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 Dowding Way (TN2 3UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dowding Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longview Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Close —
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Data Sources

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