Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 8BF
How much crime is recorded in TN27 8BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
TN27 8BFAshford
How safe is TN27 8BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 8BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8BFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.