Crime Rates at Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6AE

Maidstone 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 Maidstone Road (TN12 6AE) 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 Maidstone Road (TN12 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 126 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.