Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essetford Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 393 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 Essetford Road (TN23 5BP) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Beaver average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essetford Road (TN23 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 29 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 Essetford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynsted Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Eshet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynsted Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watermead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B2229 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kither Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kither Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynsted Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clynton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clynton Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Beaver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Field —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxpond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fostall Green —
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Data Sources

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