Total Crime Rate
1995.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchyard Passage area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .
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 Churchyard Passage (TN23 1QL) in the last 12 months was 1995.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1845.9% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 356 (≈ 801.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchyard Passage (TN23 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylesford & East Stour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tufton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tufton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwick Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwick Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Line Lane | Under investigation |
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