Total Crime Rate
1995.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Stour Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 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 South Stour Avenue (TN23 7RS) in the last 12 months was 1995.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1845.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 356 (≈ 801.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Stour Avenue (TN23 7RS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylesford & East Stour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riversdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaver Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaver Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Torrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riversdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfeld Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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