Total Crime Rate

372.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 372.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Maidstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 9th highest crime rate of 350 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 Maidstone Road (TN12 6AE) in the last 12 months was 372.7 per 1,000 residents and was 318.1% higher than the Paddock Wood average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (TN12 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowls Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alliance Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B2160 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2160 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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