Crime Rate in Upper Weald, ward

Upper Weald has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 3661st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 532nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Weald in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Weald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Weald ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Beech Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.