Crime Rate in Charing, ward

Charing has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 3651st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 531st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charing in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charing’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charing ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Woodbrook. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.