Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Henwoods Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 164th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Henwoods Crescent (TN2 4LL) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henwoods Crescent (TN2 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henwoods Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley 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 Henwoods Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Polley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulls Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belfield Road

Data Sources

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