Crime Rates at Carters Wood, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2NN

Carters Wood area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Isle of Oxney , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Wood (TN26 2NN) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Isle of Oxney average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Wood (TN26 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Ruckinge Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.