Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Little Knoll area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 115th 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 Little Knoll (TN23 4QS) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Knoll (TN23 4QS), 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 Little Knoll area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tournay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnett Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Oak Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2229 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackfield
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noakes Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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