Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Jersey Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 59th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jersey Close (TN24 9LD) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 362.6% higher than the Bircholt average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jersey Close (TN24 9LD), 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 Jersey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbrook —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friesian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friesian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friesian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tilers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilers Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goat Lees Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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