Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN25 6DF
How much crime is recorded in TN25 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lympne & Palmarsh
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
TN25 6DFAshford
How safe is TN25 6DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN25 6DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences5.623.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.