Total Crime Rate

520.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 520.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 281.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 6DF) 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 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Lucknow Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettlestead Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlestead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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