Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountain Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountain Street (CT4 8DG) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Bircholt average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountain Street (CT4 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felborough Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mountain Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Herons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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