Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bullfinch Close 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 Bullfinch Close (TN12 6XN) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Bullfinch Close (TN12 6XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloxham Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mascall'S Court Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bullfinch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mascall'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mascall'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxham Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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