Total Crime Rate
169.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Matfield Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 34th highest crime rate of 393 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 Matfield Close (TN23 5FE) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Beaver average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (β 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matfield Close (TN23 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beaver| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Limes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastry Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Antonius Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Antonius Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waltham Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Matfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickpond Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynsted Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynsted Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Limes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Limes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clynton Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clynton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cherry Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Limes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bramley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynsted Close | β |
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