Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milton Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 98th 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 Milton Drive (TN2 3DE) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Drive (TN2 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Longview Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rankine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birken Road —
Sep 2025Public order Lynes Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Hurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oast Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greggs Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greggs Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Liptraps Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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