Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sturges Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 174th highest crime rate of 393 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 Sturges Road (TN24 8NE) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Aylesford & East Stour average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturges Road (TN24 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sturges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Line Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blue Line Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Line Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Haventhorpe Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tufton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Teresa'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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