Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burslem Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 116th highest crime rate of 350 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 Burslem Road (TN2 3TU) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burslem Road (TN2 3TU), 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 Burslem Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greggs Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greggs Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birken Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Hurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Liptraps Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oast Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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