Crime Rates at Heath Road, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2LA

Heath Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Isle of Oxney , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (TN26 2LA) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Isle of Oxney average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (TN26 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hop Garden (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.