Crime Rate in Weald Central, ward

Weald Central has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 1031st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 149th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Weald Central in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Weald Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Weald Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Greenside. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.