Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower Vicarage Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Vicarage Road (TN24 9AP) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Vicarage Road (TN24 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Goteley Mere. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilers Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbrook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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