Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 7TH
How much crime is recorded in TN23 7TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashford Central
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
TN23 7THAshford
How safe is TN23 7TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 7TH area, 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
24.6
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 7THNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Public order5.24.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary2.29.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.