Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Pleasant area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 70th 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 Mount Pleasant (TN12 6AH) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Paddock Wood average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (TN12 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Paddock Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alliance Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B2160 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2160 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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