Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 393 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 Waterside (TN24 0AX) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (TN24 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystones (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greystones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Marys Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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