Ferndale & Hawkenbury
Middle areaNorth west Tunbridge Wells. 10,208 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Ferndale & Hawkenbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ferndale & Hawkenbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferndale & Hawkenbury at a rate of 45.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 212 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 93 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ferndale & Hawkenbury compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ferndale & Hawkenbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferndale & Hawkenbury at a rate of 45.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ferndale & Hawkenbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (212), anti-social behaviour (93) and other crime (72).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells
These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not Ferndale & Hawkenbury alone. See Tunbridge Wells
Ferndale & Hawkenbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ferndale & Hawkenbury was £452,500 in 2025.
Ferndale & Hawkenbury had 9,847 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Ferndale & Hawkenbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ferndale & Hawkenbury, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.