Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 241.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sir Bernard Paget Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Godinton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 394 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 Sir Bernard Paget Avenue (TN23 3RY) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 218.1% higher than the Godinton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sir Bernard Paget Avenue (TN23 3RY), 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 Sir Bernard Paget Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Intelligence Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wells Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Amoore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Gilbert Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Benn Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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