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Postcode sector · Ashford

Crime in TN23 1

How much crime is recorded in TN23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ashford
Region
South East
Population
9,522 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN23 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN23 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN23 1National
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Anti-social behaviour30.310.7
Shoplifting10.88.4
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft8.74.5
Public order5.44.6
Drugs4.52.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 37% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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