Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wood Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (TN23 3AG) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (TN23 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Mead (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Conker Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Reed Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poppy Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Reed Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryeland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryeland Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saw Lodge Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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