Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 36th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (TN4 8BY) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (TN4 8BY), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Bear Passage —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Bear Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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