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Crime in Ashford by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,999crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Appledorelowest rate5.1 per 1,000 a year
38.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Great Chart (5%), Ashford (8%) and Sevington (10%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1South WillesboroughTN24 · 42,503 residents 124.6▲ 14%violence
2AshfordTN23 · 56,340 residents 121.1▲ 8%violence
3SevingtonTN24 · 23,389 residents 110.8▲ 10%violence
4KingsnorthTN23 · 5,034 residents 86.6▲ 38%violence
5Great ChartTN23 · 7,254 residents 85.5▲ 5%violence
6TenterdenTN30 · 8,600 residents 78.6▲ 41%violence
7WyeTN25 · 2,484 residents 67.6▲ 40%violence
8St MichaelsTN30 · 4,607 residents 53.8▲ 72%violence
9High HaldenTN26 · 2,094 residents 43.9▲ 53%anti-social behaviour
10CharingTN27 · 2,712 residents 38.3▼ 24%anti-social behaviour
11HamstreetTN26 · 1,987 residents 36.2▲ 29%violence
12SmeethTN25 · 1,913 residents 29.3▼ 36%violence
13BethersdenTN26 · 1,670 residents 26.3▼ 31%criminal damage
14MershamTN25 · 1,667 residents 21.6–violence
15BiddendenTN27 · 2,659 residents 21.1▼ 30%violence
16PluckleyTN27 · 1,821 residents 15.4▼ 46%violence
17Brabourne LeesTN25 · 3,523 residents 11.4▼ 55%anti-social behaviour
18WoodchurchTN26 · 2,061 residents 7.8–violence
19AppledoreTN26 · 1,554 residents 5.1–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Ashford have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Appledore, Woodchurch, Brabourne Lees, Pluckley and Biddenden.

Which areas of Ashford have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in South Willesborough, Ashford, Sevington, Kingsnorth and Great Chart.

Is crime going up or down in Ashford?

Across Ashford, 2,999 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.