Total Crime Rate

82.0 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pennington Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 78th 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 Pennington Road (TN4 0SL) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Road (TN4 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Andrews Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheffield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheffield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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