Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 0HJ
How much crime is recorded in TN27 0HJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,636 (2024)
TN27 0HJAshford
How safe is TN27 0HJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 0HJ area, 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
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TN27 0HJNational
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.