Postcode district · Ashford
Crime in TN27
How much crime is recorded in TN27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,501 (2024)
TN27Postcode district · Ashford
How safe is TN27
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN27, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
TN27National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.