Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 47.8 5/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingsnorth Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 177th 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 Kingsnorth Road (TN23 6ND) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Aylesford & East Stour average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsnorth Road (TN23 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsnorth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Magnolia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheldwich Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickpond Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Sheldwich Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Clynton Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sheldwich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheldwich Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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