Total Crime Rate

189.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillbrow Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 27th 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 Hillbrow Lane (TN23 4XD) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbrow Lane (TN23 4XD), 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 Hillbrow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnett Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackfield
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hackfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noakes Meadow
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noakes Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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