Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lilac Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Godinton , and the 118th 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 Lilac Court (TN23 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Court (TN23 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paul Harman Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwood Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Springwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ronald Eastwood Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leonard Robert Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leonard Robert Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loudon Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loudon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paul Harman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Harman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Maybury Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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