Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedar Ridge area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 37th highest crime rate of 350 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 Cedar Ridge (TN2 3NX) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% higher than the High Brooms average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Ridge (TN2 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Way. Police recorded 38 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 Cedar Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birken Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coneyburrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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