Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Birling Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birling Road (TN24 8BE) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birling Road (TN24 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near A292. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A292 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A292 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A292 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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