Total Crime Rate

520.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 520.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 281.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Station Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 4th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (TN12 6AB) in the last 12 months was 520.1 per 1,000 residents and was 416.2% higher than the Paddock Wood average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (TN12 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ewins Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowls Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowls Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowls Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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