Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canterbury Road area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 4th 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 Canterbury Road (TN24 9QW) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Road (TN24 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bockhanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peter Candler Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Fuller Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Candler Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Meech Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Meech Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Pends | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Hills Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Atkinson Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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