Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN26 1LY
How much crime is recorded in TN26 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
TN26 1LYAshford
How safe is TN26 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN26 1LY 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
12.2
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).
TN26 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other crime3.61.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.