Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dorset Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 87th 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 Dorset Crescent (TN25 7FA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 276.9% higher than the Bircholt average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorset Crescent (TN25 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Southdown Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ryeland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beltex Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Way | — |
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