Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bishop Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Biddenden , and the 113th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishop Close (TN26 3BH) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Biddenden average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Close (TN26 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Greenside. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishop Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodgates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside —
Sep 2025Other theft Little Robhurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Robhurst —
Sep 2025Other theft Greenside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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