Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 8PP
How much crime is recorded in TN27 8PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
TN27 8PPAshford
How safe is TN27 8PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 8PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8PPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.51.5
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.