Crime Rate in Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry, ward

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 3133rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.