Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 9PS
How much crime is recorded in TN27 9PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,848 (2024)
TN27 9PSAshford
How safe is TN27 9PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 9PS area, well below 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9PSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.