Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill View area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 175th highest crime rate of 394 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 Hill View (TN24 8QB) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill View (TN24 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Bybrook Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grampion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bybrook Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bybrook Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bybrook Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bybrook Court | — |
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