Crime Rate in Willesborough, ward

Willesborough has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 2495th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Willesborough in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Willesborough’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Willesborough ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.