Total Crime Rate
169.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quantock Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 33rd 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 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Bockhanger average (128.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quantock Drive (TN24 8RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardinge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bockhanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haventhorpe | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardinge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardinge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copperwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardinge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grampion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pennine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Close | — |
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