Total Crime Rate

263.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 263.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Highfield Lane area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 12th 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 Highfield Lane (TN25 6PG) in the last 12 months was 263.7 per 1,000 residents and was 933.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Lane area

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Data Sources

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