Total Crime Rate

440.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 440.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Linden Park Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 6th highest crime rate of 352 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 Linden Park Road (TN2 5QL) in the last 12 months was 440.9 per 1,000 residents and was 321.5% higher than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Park Road (TN2 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Park Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunbridge Wells West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Linden Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunbridge Wells West Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Broad Oak Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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