Total Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (TN4 9LU) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (TN4 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Park Gardens (9 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 | Southwood Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mereworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amherst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbury Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodbury Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chilston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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