Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 8AE
How much crime is recorded in TN27 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
TN27 8AEAshford
How safe is TN27 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 8AE area, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
TN27 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.