Tunbridge Wells crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Tunbridge Wells crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Tunbridge Wells ranks 17th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9493 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Tunbridge Wells has a population of 115311. This equates to a crime rate of 82.33 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 6.82 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Tunbridge Wells are Violence and sexual offences (37.8%) Anti-social behaviour (15.9%) Criminal damage and arson (9.8%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.7%) Robbery (0.5%) Theft from the person (0.4%).

There are 20 wards in Tunbridge Wells. Wards with high crime rates are Park (Tunbridge Wells) (145.3), Sherwood (Tunbridge Wells) (125.5), Culverden (120.1) . On the other end, safest wards are Goudhurst and Lamberhurst (50.1), Brenchley and Horsmonden (35.4), Speldhurst and Bidborough (30.8) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Tunbridge Wells, we see high crime rates in TN1 (182.3), TN2 (85.6), TN27 (73.0) . Safest postcode districts are TN5 (44.6), TN3 (31.9), TN20 (30.7) .

Tunbridge Wells crime incidents by crime type

A total of 9493 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3585 (37.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1505 (15.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 933 (9.8)%
Shoplifting – 860 (9.1)%
Other theft – 656 (6.9)%
Public order – 467 (4.9)%
Vehicle crime – 406 (4.3)%
Burglary – 370 (3.9)%
Other crime – 249 (2.6)%
Drugs – 243 (2.6)%
Bicycle theft – 68 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 62 (0.7)%
Robbery – 47 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 42 (0.4)%

How does Tunbridge Wells compare against nearby areas ?

Tunbridge Wells ranks 17th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Tunbridge Wells is compared against

Crime rates in Tunbridge Wells wards

There are 20 wards within Tunbridge Wells. Park (Tunbridge Wells), Sherwood (Tunbridge Wells), Culverden has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.