Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Major Yorks Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 41st highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Major Yorks Road (TN2 5TP) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Major Yorks Road (TN2 5TP), 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 Major Yorks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Bear Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunbridge Wells West Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linden Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Linden Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunbridge Wells West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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