Total Crime Rate

331.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 331.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bank Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 9th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Street (TN23 1BE) in the last 12 months was 331.9 per 1,000 residents and was 250.7% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 146.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Street (TN23 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Johns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elwick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elwick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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