Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sparrow Hatch Lane area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 60th 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 Sparrow Hatch Lane (TN26 3ED) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 146.9% higher than the Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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