Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Bowen Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 176th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowen Road (TN4 8SU) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowen Road (TN4 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fremlin Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Southwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fremlin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Close —
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Data Sources

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