Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bracken Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 117th 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 Bracken Road (TN2 3LU) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Road (TN2 3LU), 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 Bracken Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Bracken Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmile Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willicombe Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Way —
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
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Data Sources

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