Total Crime Rate

292.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.8 8/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowls Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 17th 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 Bowls Place (TN12 6HX) in the last 12 months was 292.6 per 1,000 residents and was 228.3% higher than the Paddock Wood average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowls Place (TN12 6HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowls Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowls Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cedars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowls Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowls Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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