Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridings area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Paddock Wood , and the 98th highest 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 The Ridings (TN12 6YB) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (TN12 6YB), the main crime hotspot is near Bowls Place. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowls Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowls Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowls Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Cedars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Cedars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimmock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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