Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farmcombe Lane area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 117th lowest 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 Farmcombe Lane (TN2 5DB) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmcombe Lane (TN2 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Mountfield Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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