Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plurenden Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield , and the 76th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plurenden Road (TN26 3JW) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plurenden Road (TN26 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Plurenden Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield

Crime Over Time in Plurenden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plurenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plurenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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