Total Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montgomery 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.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Brooms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Brooms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dynevor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dynevor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colebrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Brooms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Brooms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Brooms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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