Total Crime Rate
93.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Occupation Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 91st highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Occupation Road (TN25 5EN) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 268.1% higher than the Bircholt average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Occupation Road (TN25 5EN), 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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