Total Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Faversham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Faversham Road (TN24 9AF) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Faversham Road (TN24 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowbrook Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bockhanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tabret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tabret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadowbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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