Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ivy Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Godinton , and the 88th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Cottages (TN23 1LP) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Godinton average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Cottages (TN23 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apsley Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hythe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Teresa'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Downland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrowhill Place
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Apsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Apsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regents Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Regents Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gasworks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gasworks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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