Total Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Upper Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 20th highest crime rate of 350 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 Upper Street (TN4 8NX) in the last 12 months was 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (TN4 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nevill Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rustwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Rustwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bretland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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