Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 26th 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 Primrose Walk (TN12 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Paddock Wood average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 900.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Walk (TN12 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Norton Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Atherall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherall Drive β€”

Data Sources

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