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Postcode sector · Ashford

Crime in TN26 2

How much crime is recorded in TN26 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ashford
Region
South East
Population
8,388 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN26 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN26 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN26 2National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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