Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Draper Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 352 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 Draper Street (TN4 0PG) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Draper Street (TN4 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrews Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Draper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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