Total Crime Rate

430.4 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 430.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 5th highest crime rate of 393 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 High Street (TN24 8TD) in the last 12 months was 430.4 per 1,000 residents and was 319.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 230.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN24 8TD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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