Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Lower Green Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 136th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Green Road (TN2 4EA) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Green Road (TN2 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snipe Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knight'S Ridge (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snipe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Snipe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Polley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snipe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snipe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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