Total Crime Rate
286.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quantock Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 13th 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 Quantock Drive (TN24 8QN) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% higher than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quantock Drive (TN24 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bockhanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Teresa'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Exmoor Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrowhill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Downland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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