Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maidstone Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (TN12 8HD) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maidstone Road (TN12 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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