Crime Rate in Downs North, ward

Downs North has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 2180th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 402nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Downs North in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Downs North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Downs North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.