Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.5 1/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Southwood Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rusthall & Speldhurst , and the 4th 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 Southwood Road (TN4 8SP) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Rusthall & Speldhurst average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Southwood Road (TN4 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vermont Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fremlin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vermont Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Southwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Close —
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Data Sources

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