Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 326.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 14th highest crime rate of 352 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 Road (TN4 9TP) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 211.9% higher than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (TN4 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whitefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close —
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Data Sources

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