Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 64.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 111th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (TN2 3AL) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (TN2 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trebilco Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trebilco Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Farm Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rankine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oast Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”

Data Sources

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