Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yew Tree Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 50th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Road (TN4 0BA) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the High Brooms average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Road (TN4 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Andrews Court, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Park (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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