Postcode district · Ashford
Crime in TN24
How much crime is recorded in TN24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 46,302 (2024)
TN24Postcode district · Ashford
How safe is TN24
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN24, 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
TN24National
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.