Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 7UP
How much crime is recorded in TN23 7UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashford Central
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,778 (2024)
TN23 7UPAshford
How safe is TN23 7UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 7UP 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 7UPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.21.5
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.