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

Frant 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 Frant Road (TN2 5SB) 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 Frant Road (TN2 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Park Road, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Frant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Bear Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
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Data Sources

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