Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 1BB
How much crime is recorded in TN23 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
TN23 1BBAshford
How safe is TN23 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 1BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN23 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.