Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wagtail Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bircholt , and the 47th 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 Wagtail Walk (TN25 7GQ) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 374.1% higher than the Bircholt average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagtail Walk (TN25 7GQ), 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 Wagtail Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Pipin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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