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Crime in TN23 4

How much crime is recorded in TN23 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ashford
Region
South East
Population
19,404 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN23 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN23 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

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