Crime Rates at Highfield Close, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4HQ

Highfield Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 126th highest crime rate of 350 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 Highfield Close (TN2 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Close (TN2 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stabledene Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.