Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 5HE
How much crime is recorded in TN23 5HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,920 (2024)
TN23 5HEAshford
How safe is TN23 5HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 5HE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5HENational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.44.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Public order0.34.6
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.