Total Crime Rate

17.0 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 17.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hopwood Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Culverden , and the 66th 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 Hopwood Gardens (TN4 9PT) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopwood Gardens (TN4 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopwood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mereworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woodbury Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwood Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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