Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sherwood Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 96th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Road (TN2 3LD) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (TN2 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmile Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Bracken Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeside —
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Data Sources

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