Crap Towns / Tenterden / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Tenterden?
The police recorded 8.4 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Tenterden from September 2023 to August 2026, 20% higher than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 9.1, up from 6.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 24.1 km | 11.5 |
| Maidstone | 24.8 km | 10.2 |
| Paddock Wood | 24.1 km | 9.9 |
| Ashford | 14.8 km | 8.9 |
| Tenterden | – | 8.4 |
| Battle | 22.4 km | 7.8 |
| Staplehurst | 14.3 km | 6.5 |
| Hythe | 26.8 km | 6.0 |
| Coxheath | 21.6 km | 5.4 |
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 22.0 km | 4.1 |
| Bearsted | 23.1 km | 2.6 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |