Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakwood Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 212th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .
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 Oakwood Close (TN22 3EF) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Arlington average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Close (TN22 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobham Field, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linum Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flaxen Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashengate Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobham Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxen Fields | Under investigation |
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