Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadwater Rise area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 350 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 Broadwater Rise (TN2 5UE) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Rise (TN2 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Park Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett'S Ride Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett'S Ride Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Fields Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Park Road
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tunbridge Wells West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunbridge Wells West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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