Crime Rates at The Bulrushes, Ashford, TN23 5GB

The Bulrushes area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 173rd 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 The Bulrushes (TN23 5GB) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield average (47.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bulrushes (TN23 5GB), 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.