Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maidstone Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 350 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 8JP) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Maidstone Road (TN12 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gunlands (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Back Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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