Crime Rates at Nursery Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6BS

Nursery Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Road (TN12 6BS) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Paddock Wood average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (TN12 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.