Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 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 114.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Harry Saunders Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Godinton , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harry Saunders Lane (TN23 3FA) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Godinton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harry Saunders Lane (TN23 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harry Saunders Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Marchant Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godfrey Marchant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Godfrey Marchant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Benn Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Gilbert Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornlea —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornlea —
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Data Sources

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