Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powder Mill Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powder Mill Lane (TN4 0DD) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powder Mill Lane (TN4 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powder Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norstead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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