Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flaxpond Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 94th 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 Flaxpond Road (TN23 5PR) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flaxpond Road (TN23 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 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 | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnett Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypits | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Tree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Knoll | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athol Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnett Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maypits | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tournay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B2229 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adisham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cryol Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maypits | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maypits | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maypits | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolreeds Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Noakes Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noakes Meadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermead Close | Under investigation |
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