Total Crime Rate

419.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 419.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

St Johns Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 6th 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 St Johns Close (TN4 9GE) in the last 12 months was 419.5 per 1,000 residents and was 307.8% higher than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Close (TN4 9GE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exchange Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Amherst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culverden Street —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Soverign Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culverden Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mereworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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