Total Crime Rate

694.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 694.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 407.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackhurst Lane area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackhurst Lane (TN2 4QB) in the last 12 months was 694.7 per 1,000 residents and was 791.3% higher than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhurst Lane (TN2 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malton Way, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandown Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhurst Lane area

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Data Sources

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