Total Crime Rate

1860.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

714.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1860.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 714.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 538.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 464.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.1 10/10
  • Public order 130.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.3 10/10
  • Other theft 87.8 10/10
  • Drugs 69.8 10/10
  • Other crime 29.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the highest crime rate of 394 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 High Street (TN24 8TH) in the last 12 months was 1860.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1865.9% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 714.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN24 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 75 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Johns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Johns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tufton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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