Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

High Brooms Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 91st 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 High Brooms Road (TN4 9DB) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Brooms Road (TN4 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Brooms Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Colebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dynevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dynevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Brooms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime High Brooms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Brooms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Brooms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Weare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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