Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 24.6 3/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

King Charles Square area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Charles Square (TN4 8FA) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Charles Square (TN4 8FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Charles Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culverden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A26 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grosvenor Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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