Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cogate Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cogate Road (TN12 6UE) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cogate Road (TN12 6UE), 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.
View Crime In Paddock Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alliance Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fuggles Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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