Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newenden Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 81st highest crime rate of 393 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 Newenden Close (TN23 5TB) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Beaver average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newenden Close (TN23 5TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otterden Close, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkton Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newenden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Speldhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badlesmere Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frinsted Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredgar Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hextable Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newenden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaveland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaveland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newenden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaveland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Monkton Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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