Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 5RF
How much crime is recorded in TN23 5RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washford & Stanhope
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
TN23 5RFAshford
How safe is TN23 5RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 5RF area, 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5RFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Drugs3.82.4
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.14.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.