Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Singleton Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 169th highest 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 Singleton Hill (TN23 5WE) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Singleton Hill (TN23 5WE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Singleton Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragonfly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dragonfly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grey Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Askes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gravelly Field —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragonfly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Strouts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bulrushes —

Data Sources

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