Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maidstone Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 118th highest 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 (TN2 4DD) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maidstone Road (TN2 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snipe Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knight'S Ridge (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tunbridge Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Snipe Close | Under investigation |
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