Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Road (TN4 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Road (TN4 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Weare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Brooms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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