How many burglaries are there near me?
Enter your postcode to see how many burglaries, vehicle crimes and other incidents the police recorded within about a mile of you over the last 12 months. It uses official police.uk data, takes a few seconds and needs no sign-up.
Your results will show here: burglaries, vehicle crime, criminal damage and anti-social behaviour near you, month by month, and the streets where burglaries were recorded.
What the checker shows
The checker looks up your postcode, then pulls every crime and anti-social behaviour report the police have published for the area within about a mile of it, for each of the last 12 months. It picks out the four types that matter most for your home: burglary, vehicle crime, criminal damage and arson, and anti-social behaviour. It also shows whether burglaries near you have gone up or down recently, and the streets they were recorded on or near.
Read the numbers as a picture of your area over time, not a ranking. A circle that takes in a town centre, a station or a big supermarket will always show more crime than a quiet village, because the counts are not adjusted for how many homes or visitors there are.
Burglaries around Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks
We ran the same check for six local postcode districts. These are police-recorded incidents within a mile of each district's centre point, over the 12 months from October 2025 to September 2026.
| Area | Burglaries | Vehicle crime | Criminal damage and arson | Anti-social behaviour | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN1, Tunbridge Wells centre | 54 | 89 | 210 | 663 | 2,860 |
| TN2, east Tunbridge Wells and Pembury | 50 | 65 | 196 | 598 | 2,468 |
| TN4, Southborough and St John's | 52 | 74 | 182 | 474 | 2,369 |
| TN9, Tonbridge | 43 | 82 | 210 | 416 | 2,127 |
| TN13, Sevenoaks | 40 | 68 | 99 | 184 | 975 |
| TN6, Crowborough | 22 | 31 | 79 | 187 | 920 |
The circles for TN1, TN2 and TN4 overlap, so don't add those rows together. Burglaries happened all year round: within a mile of central Tunbridge Wells, 29 of the 54 were recorded between October and March and 25 between April and September. Enter your own postcode above for the figures around your street.
What actually reduces the risk of burglary
The best evidence comes from research by Professor Andromachi Tseloni of Nottingham Trent University, using 20 years of Crime Survey for England and Wales data. As the Office for National Statistics reported, homes with stand-alone security such as CCTV or a door chain were three times less likely to be burgled than homes with none, and homes with several devices were up to 52 times less likely. The best value came from combining lights and locks. Burglar alarms on their own were linked to a higher risk, not a lower one, so an alarm should be one layer of your security rather than all of it.
In practice, that points to a layered setup:
- Good locks first. Double locks or deadlocks on external doors and locks on accessible windows are cheap and make the biggest difference.
- Outside lights on a sensor. Lighting over doors, paths and the drive that switches on when someone approaches. We fit outdoor and security lighting on its own or alongside cameras.
- Visible CCTV. Cameras covering the front door, back door and drive, with recordings you can check from your phone. See our CCTV and alarm installation service and our guide to CCTV installation cost.
- An alarm as part of the system. Useful for alerting you and your neighbours, best combined with the layers above. Our guide to wired vs wireless burglar alarms compares the options.
- A home that looks lived in. Timed or smart lighting inside while you are away, and nothing valuable on show from the windows.
If your cameras will see past your boundary, read our guide to home CCTV law and neighbours before choosing where they go.
Want your home to be a harder target?
Our NAPIT registered team installs CCTV, security lighting and alarms across Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and the rest of Kent. Tell us your postcode and what you want to protect, and we will suggest camera and light positions with a fixed price.
Where the data comes from
Crime figures come from data.police.uk, the official open data published monthly by police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Locations are anonymised: each incident is placed at a nearby map point, which is why streets show as "on or near". The data only includes crime that was reported to the police, and the latest month is usually about two months old. Postcode locations come from postcodes.io, which uses Office for National Statistics data. Both are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. For the official crime map and contact details for your neighbourhood policing team, visit police.uk.
Questions
How do I check crime in my area?
Enter your postcode, or just the first part such as TN2, in the checker at the top of this page. It uses the same police-recorded data as the official crime map on police.uk and counts burglaries, vehicle crime, criminal damage and anti-social behaviour within about a mile of you, month by month for the last 12 months.
How accurate is the crime data?
It is the official data the police publish each month, usually about two months behind. To protect victims, each crime is placed on or near a nearby street point rather than the exact address, so treat street names as approximate. It only includes crime that was reported, and it covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not Scotland.
Why does my area show so much crime?
The checker counts everything within about a mile, so any town centre, station or shopping street in that circle pulls the totals up, especially for shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. The counts are not rates per household. They are most useful for spotting changes in your own area over time and for seeing how often burglary and vehicle crime come up.
Does CCTV reduce the risk of burglary?
Research using 20 years of Crime Survey for England and Wales data, reported by the Office for National Statistics in 2019, found homes with stand-alone security such as CCTV or a door chain were three times less likely to be burgled than homes with none, and homes with several devices were up to 52 times less likely. The best value was a mix of lights and locks. Burglar alarms on their own were linked to higher risk, so they work best as one part of a layered setup.
When do most burglaries happen?
Around here, all year round. In our check of the last 12 months of police data, 29 of the 54 burglaries recorded within a mile of central Tunbridge Wells (TN1) happened between October and March, and the rest between April and September.
Is it legal to put CCTV on my house?
Yes. If your cameras only cover your own property, data protection law does not apply. If they capture a neighbour's property or the street, you need to follow the Information Commissioner's Office rules, such as having a clear reason, telling people with a sign and keeping footage secure. Our guide to home CCTV law explains the detail.
Last updated 6 November 2026 by Select Mechanical and Electrical Contractors. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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