Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN25 6BF
How much crime is recorded in TN25 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lympne & Palmarsh
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,129 (2024)
TN25 6BFAshford
How safe is TN25 6BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN25 6BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
TN25 6BFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.42.4
Burglary1.49.1
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.