Total Crime Rate
98.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Charing , and the 80th 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 Park Drive (TN26 1EG) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% higher than the Charing average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Drive (TN26 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufton Road | — |
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