Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellesley Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (TN24 8EW) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (TN24 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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