Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 127.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandhurst Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Park , and the 46th highest crime rate of 352 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 Sandhurst Road (TN2 3GA) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Park average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 94.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhurst Road (TN2 3GA), the main crime hotspot is near Bracken Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmile Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willicombe Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bracken Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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