Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fuggles Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 34th 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 Fuggles Close (TN12 6EH) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fuggles Close (TN12 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Fuggles Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fuggles Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fuggles Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldings Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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