Total Crime Rate

295.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 295.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Brook Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 16th highest crime rate of 350 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 Brook Road (TN2 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 278.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (β‰ˆ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (TN2 3AZ), 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 Brook Road area

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

Data Sources

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