Crime Rates at Shepherds Cottages, Cranbrook, TN17 3ES

Shepherds Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden , and the 8th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Cottages (TN17 3ES) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 367.8% higher than the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 313.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Cottages (TN17 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causton Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crane Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.