Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Malvern Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Road (TN24 8HP) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (TN24 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Haventhorpe Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Line Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Blue Line Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Line Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grampion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
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Data Sources

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