Total Crime Rate

245.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 245.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.7 7/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Simone Weil Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 17th 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 Simone Weil Avenue (TN24 8YN) in the last 12 months was 245.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simone Weil Avenue (TN24 8YN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simone Weil Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area 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 2026Drugs Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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