Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 40th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Gardens (BN27 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Arlington average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 390.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Gardens (BN27 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Trefoil Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefoil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebeating Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Gates —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefoil Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Hawkswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Manor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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