Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 9FA
How much crime is recorded in TN27 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,061 (2024)
TN27 9FAAshford
How safe is TN27 9FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 9FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft4.94.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.