Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Grasmere Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 167th highest 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 Grasmere Road (TN24 9BE) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (TN24 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riding Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowbrook Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashborne Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashborne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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