Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Tunbridge Wells and Wealden compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Tunbridge Wells
E07000116 · Kent Police
Wealden
E07000065 · Sussex Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
120,098
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
48,210 more in Wealden
168,308
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£47,896
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,307 more in Tunbridge Wells
£43,589
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£445,133
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£58,346 more in Tunbridge Wells
£386,787
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,529
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£263 more in Tunbridge Wells
£1,266
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Tunbridge Wells
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+57
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
44 more in Tunbridge Wells
+13
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,446
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£282 more in Wealden
£2,728
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
13.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.2 more in Tunbridge Wells
12.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.0 percentage points higher in Tunbridge Wells
14.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
67.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.6 more in Tunbridge Wells
52.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Tunbridge Wells
8.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
38.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.4 percentage points higher in Tunbridge Wells
34.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.11%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.15 percentage points higher in Wealden
6.26%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
13,111
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,251 more in Tunbridge Wells
11,860
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,055
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
72 more in Wealden
4,127
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 120,098 in Tunbridge Wells and 168,308 in Wealden (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,896 in Tunbridge Wells and £43,589 in Wealden (2025); and average house price was £445,133 in Tunbridge Wells and £386,787 in Wealden (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 120,098 in Tunbridge Wells and 168,308 in Wealden (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,896 in Tunbridge Wells and £43,589 in Wealden (2025); and average house price was £445,133 in Tunbridge Wells and £386,787 in Wealden (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Tunbridge Wells per 1,000 | offences | Wealden per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 67.4 | 8,097 | 52.8 | 8,884 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 36 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 246 | 1.8 | 308 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 736 | 4.4 | 733 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 221 | 1.0 | 161 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 193 | 1.3 | 213 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.8 | 582 | 3.3 | 558 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 79 | 0.5 | 91 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.2 | 380 | 3.9 | 654 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 45 | 0.2 | 38 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.0 | 955 | 4.1 | 685 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 33 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.3 | 281 | 1.7 | 289 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 22.7 | 2,727 | 18.1 | 3,050 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (120,098 and 168,308 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.