Total Crime Rate

205.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 205.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Leacon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 24th 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 Leacon Road (TN23 4AB) in the last 12 months was 205.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% higher than the Beaver average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leacon Road (TN23 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Baileys Field. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leacon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackfield —
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Data Sources

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