Crime Rates at Paul Harman Close, Ashford, TN23 3SH

Paul Harman Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Godinton , and the 40th 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 Paul Harman Close (TN23 3SH) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 146.4% higher than the Godinton average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paul Harman Close (TN23 3SH), 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.