Total Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southwood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rusthall & Speldhurst , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southwood Road (TN4 8UU) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Rusthall & Speldhurst average (43.7 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 2024. 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 8UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parsonage Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Park Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rusthall & Speldhurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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