Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grey Willow Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 138th 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 Grey Willow Gardens (TN23 5GG) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -38.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grey Willow Gardens (TN23 5GG), 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.
View Crime In Ashford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbridge Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strouts Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Bulrushes | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbridge Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deyley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grey Willow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dragonfly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dragonfly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dragonfly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gravelly Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Askes Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deyley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deyley Way | Under investigation |
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