Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lamberts Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 97th highest crime rate of 352 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 Lamberts Road (TN2 3EH) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamberts Road (TN2 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Caley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lamberts Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longview Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenden Walk β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Liptraps Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Way β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trebilco Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rankine Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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