Crime Rate in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield, ward

Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 2683rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 509th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Southdown Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.