Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 232.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hythe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 17th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hythe Road (TN24 8PU) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 297.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Road (TN24 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A292, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A292 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A292 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pemberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Birling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A292 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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