Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • 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

Vale Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 169th 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 Vale Avenue (TN4 0QL) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Avenue (TN4 0QL), 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 Vale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woolley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woolley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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