Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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

Hillyfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 38th highest crime rate of 394 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 Hillyfield Road (TN23 4QL) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillyfield Road (TN23 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hackfield, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillyfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noakes Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackfield —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noakes Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rostrum Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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