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Crime in Tunbridge Wells by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,130crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Brenchleylowest rate6.5 per 1,000 a year
39.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cranbrook (-13%), Pembury (-10%) and Paddock Wood (-9%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Paddock WoodTN12 · 8,161 residents 113.7▼ 9%violence
2CranbrookTN17 · 5,249 residents 99.8▼ 13%violence
3RusthallTN4 · 20,598 residents 88.4▲ 24%anti-social behaviour
4Royal Tunbridge WellsTN1 · 58,829 residents 80.2▲ 20%violence
5PemburyTN2 · 5,784 residents 71.9▼ 10%violence
6SouthboroughTN4 · 37,671 residents 56.5▲ 12%violence
7HorsmondenTN12 · 1,698 residents 54.2▲ 109%violence
8GoudhurstTN17 · 1,666 residents 52.8▲ 16%violence
9HawkhurstTN18 · 4,996 residents 39.2▼ 17%anti-social behaviour
10Langton GreenTN3 · 3,052 residents 34.1▲ 44%violence
11Five Oak GreenTN12 · 2,352 residents 28.9▼ 19%violence
12LamberhurstTN3 · 1,635 residents 26.9–theft
13BenendenTN17 · 2,309 residents 24.3–violence
14SissinghurstTN17 · 2,327 residents 22.30%violence
15BidboroughTN3 · 2,982 residents 14.80%anti-social behaviour
16CapelTN12 · 2,352 residents 8.5–violence
17BrenchleyTN12 · 1,856 residents 6.5–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Tunbridge Wells have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Brenchley, Capel, Bidborough, Sissinghurst and Benenden.

Which areas of Tunbridge Wells have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Paddock Wood, Cranbrook, Rusthall, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Pembury.

Is crime going up or down in Tunbridge Wells?

Across Tunbridge Wells, 2,130 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.