Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 1LY
How much crime is recorded in TN23 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,990 (2024)
TN23 1LYAshford
How safe is TN23 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 1LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.