Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 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 168.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Sherwood Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 29th 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 Sherwood Way (TN2 3LL) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Way (TN2 3LL), 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 Way area

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

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