Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Culverden , and the 86th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (TN4 9PD) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Culverden average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (TN4 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riddlesdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whitefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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