Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bentley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 31st highest crime rate of 394 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 Bentley Road (TN24 0EX) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Road (TN24 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Billington Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Billington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alsops Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alsops Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hunter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alsops Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Road —
Apr 2026Public order Twelve Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Aylesford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylesford Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Curtis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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