Demography
| Royal Tunbridge Wells ethnicity comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | South East | England | |
| White | 97.5% | 95.1% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 2.3% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Chinese / Other ethnic group | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Mixed | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
In 2006 the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells was estimated to have a population of approximately 56,500. The wider borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells is home to considerably more people – some 104,000 in 2001, up from around 99,500 in 1991.
The population of Royal Tunbridge Wells is predominantly White and British in its ethnic origin and Christian in its religious affiliation: 97.5% of residents of the district described themselves as white in the 2001 census, and 75.0% identified themselves as being Christian.
The statistics for crime in Royal Tunbridge Wells show that in 2005/6 there were far fewer crimes occurring in the area than the national average. Incidents of violence were particularly low in comparison: 10.68 instances per 1,000 people in Royal Tunbridge Wells compared with 19.97 per 1,000 people nationally.
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