Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (TN4 9PR) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Culverden average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (TN4 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mereworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwood Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodbury Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amherst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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