Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Stephens Walk area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Walk (TN23 5BA) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Walk (TN23 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maypits (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tournay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinsted Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cryol Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adisham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Luddenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bredgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athol Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaveland Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maypits Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maypits Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maypits Under investigation

Data Sources

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