Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN26 2QF
How much crime is recorded in TN26 2QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
TN26 2QFAshford
How safe is TN26 2QF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN26 2QF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2QFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary10.69.1
Other theft8.64.5
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.