Postcode district · Ashford
Crime in TN26
How much crime is recorded in TN26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,998 (2024)
TN26Postcode district · Ashford
How safe is TN26
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN26, well 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
19.3
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).
TN26National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.