Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 186.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Other theft 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.6 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oast Meadow area has the 14th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 28th 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 Oast Meadow (TN24 0AS) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% 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 Other theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oast Meadow (TN24 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oast Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Cornes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greystones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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