Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northdown area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northdown (TN24 8RB) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown (TN24 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exmoor Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northdown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magazine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pennine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grampion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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