Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 244.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rylands Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 18th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rylands Road (TN24 9LR) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% higher than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rylands Road (TN24 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 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 Rylands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bybrook Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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