Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lymons Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 45th 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 Lymons Cottages (TN12 6LT) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Paddock Wood average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymons Cottages (TN12 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Mascalls Park. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lymons Cottages area

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Data Sources

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