Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orion Way area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 180th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orion Way (TN24 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orion Way (TN24 0DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Drummond Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orion Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Essella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hunter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hunter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Billington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Farm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylesford Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Aylesford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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