Total Crime Rate

274.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 274.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Longacre Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 11th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longacre Road (TN23 5FS) in the last 12 months was 274.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.5% higher than the Beaver average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longacre Road (TN23 5FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoxton Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Askes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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