Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennington Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 108th highest crime rate of 352 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 0ST) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Road (TN4 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrews Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Andrews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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