Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Apsley Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 21st highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apsley Street (TN4 8NU) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 172.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apsley Street (TN4 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bretland Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Apsley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bretland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bretland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bretland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bretland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bretland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickham Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickham Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harmony Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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