Postcode district · Ashford
Crime in TN23
How much crime is recorded in TN23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 55,597 (2024)
TN23Postcode district · Ashford
How safe is TN23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN23, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
TN23National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.