Total Crime Rate
218.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Siskin Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 23rd 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 Siskin Gardens (TN12 6XP) in the last 12 months was 218.7 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the Paddock Wood average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 673.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Siskin Gardens (TN12 6XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloxham Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Paddock Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bines | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bloxham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bloxham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mascall'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloxham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redpoll Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haywain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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