Total Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 393 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 Park Road (TN24 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (TN24 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowbrook Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bockhanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tabret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tabret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Pends | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadowbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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