Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

London Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 87th 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 London Road (TN4 0NH) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (TN4 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hythe Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street —
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bondfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheffield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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