Crime Rate in Saxon Shore, ward

Saxon Shore has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 990th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 135th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Saxon Shore in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saxon Shore’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saxon Shore ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Priory Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.