Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scotton Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 38th lowest 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 Scotton Street (TN25 5BU) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Bircholt average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scotton Street (TN25 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Occupation Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bridge Street | Under investigation |
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