Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Grove Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden , and the 84th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Grove Road (TN18 4AN) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Grove Road (TN18 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Herschel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tates
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herschel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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