Total Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Batchelors area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 170th 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 Batchelors (TN2 4ED) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Batchelors (TN2 4ED), 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.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
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