Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 42.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Leicester Drive area has the 60th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 171st 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 Leicester Drive (TN2 5PH) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Drive (TN2 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Goodwins Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Goodwins Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Tree Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tudor Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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