Total Crime Rate

1855.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1855.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1307.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Drugs 44.9 10/10
  • Other crime 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
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

Tennyson Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (TN23 6LR) in the last 12 months was 1855.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1709.6% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 408 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 214.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (TN23 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickpond Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bramley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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