Total Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Herbert Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 71st highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Road (TN24 0DL) in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 260.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (TN24 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Royds Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushy Royds Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitewillow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitewillow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Prospect Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Stour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Stour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Stour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Stour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kings Prospect Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bulleid Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earlsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bulleid Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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