Crime Rate in Sherwood, ward

Sherwood has the 3rd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Tunbridge Wells district and the 2236th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 284th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sherwood in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Tunbridge Wells district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sherwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 357 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sherwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 141 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sherwood Way (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.