Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 5SU
How much crime is recorded in TN23 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washford & Stanhope
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,118 (2024)
TN23 5SUAshford
How safe is TN23 5SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 5SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences39.923.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Drugs3.52.4
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.