Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 8DS
How much crime is recorded in TN27 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,314 (2024)
TN27 8DSAshford
How safe is TN27 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 8DS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 8DSNational
Burglary7.69.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.