Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Lakemead area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 197th 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 Lakemead (TN23 4XY) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Beaver average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakemead (TN23 4XY), the main crime hotspot is near Riverview. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakemead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aragon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culter Field —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverview Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverview Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Riverview Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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