Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 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 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riversdale Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 151st 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 Riversdale Road (TN23 7TR) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversdale Road (TN23 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimberley Way, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Denmark Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riversdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Denmark Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kimberley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kimberley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kimberley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beaver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gallagher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallagher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Denmark Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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