High Brooms & Sherwood
Middle areaNorth west Tunbridge Wells. 7,004 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in High Brooms & Sherwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in High Brooms & Sherwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Brooms & Sherwood at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 227 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 157 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Other crime | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How High Brooms & Sherwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is High Brooms & Sherwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Brooms & Sherwood at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in High Brooms & Sherwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), anti-social behaviour (157) and criminal damage and arson (86).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells
These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not High Brooms & Sherwood alone. See Tunbridge Wells
High Brooms & Sherwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in High Brooms & Sherwood was £372,500 in 2025.
High Brooms & Sherwood had 6,913 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in High Brooms & Sherwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In High Brooms & Sherwood, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.