Crime Rate in Downs West, ward

Downs West has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 1766th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 307th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Downs West in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Downs West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Downs West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Westwell Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.