Crime Rate in Ashford East, ward

Ashford East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Spelthorne district and the 3565th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 586th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashford East in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Spelthorne district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashford East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashford East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Elmcroft Drive. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.