Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Montgomery Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in High Brooms , and the 88th 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 Montgomery Road (TN4 9EP) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Road (TN4 9EP), 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 Montgomery Road area

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

Data Sources

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