Tunbridge Wells West
Middle areaWest Tunbridge Wells. 7,838 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Tunbridge Wells West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tunbridge Wells West at a rate of 39.4 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 | 92 |
| Shoplifting | 69 |
| Other crime | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Tunbridge Wells West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Tunbridge Wells West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tunbridge Wells West at a rate of 39.4 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tunbridge Wells West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (92), shoplifting (69) and other crime (62).
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 Tunbridge Wells West alone. See Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells West was £495,000 in 2025.
Tunbridge Wells West had 7,572 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tunbridge Wells West, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.