Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westway area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 82nd lowest 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 Westway (TN2 4EX) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westway (TN2 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulls Place, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Close (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 | Public order | Polley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulls Place | Under investigation |
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