Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Broom Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rusthall & Speldhurst , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Lane (TN3 0RA) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Rusthall & Speldhurst average (43.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Lane (TN3 0RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Lane area

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Data Sources

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