Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN26 3BB
How much crime is recorded in TN26 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,748 (2024)
TN26 3BBAshford
How safe is TN26 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN26 3BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.