Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 294.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldfinch Drive area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 10th highest crime rate of 393 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 Goldfinch Drive (TN25 7FQ) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 938.9% higher than the Bircholt average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldfinch Drive (TN25 7FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Swift Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldfinch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swithun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swithun Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Augustine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pipin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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