Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Flaxpond Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxpond Road (TN23 5PP) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Beaver average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxpond Road (TN23 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boxley (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxpond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maypits Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maypits Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maypits Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2229 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnett Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnett Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tournay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cryol Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athol Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypits
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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