Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 350 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 St Johns Close (TN4 9GB) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Close (TN4 9GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Culverden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Standen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchange Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Ephraim Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amherst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mereworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chilston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culverden Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Standen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Soverign Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culverden Street | — |
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