Crime Rates at Dorset Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AR

Dorset Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 175th 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 Dorset Road (TN2 5AR) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Park average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (TN2 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall'S Grove Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookley Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.