Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Swaffer Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 177th 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 Swaffer Way (TN23 5JA) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 15 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swaffer Way (TN23 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mock Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grenadier Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swaffer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mock Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deyley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deyley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deyley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Way —
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Data Sources

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