Total Crime Rate

1477.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1477.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1067.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Other crime 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
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

Gallagher Retail Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 394 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 Gallagher Retail Park (TN23 7DH) in the last 12 months was 1477.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1461.4% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gallagher Retail Park (TN23 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfeld Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gallagher Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallagher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gallagher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfeld Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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