Total Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TN3 8EA) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
In the area around High Street (TN3 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearse Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rural Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spray Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearse Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearse Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearse Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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