Crime Rates at Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JA

Old Kent Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 11th 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 Old Kent Road (TN12 6JA) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (TN12 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 126 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.