Crime Rate in Weald South, ward

Weald South has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 2159th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 399th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Weald South in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Weald South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Weald South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Orlestone View. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.