Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Chennells area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Biddenden , and the 160th 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 The Chennells (TN26 3NB) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Biddenden average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chennells (TN26 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halden Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Chennells area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hopes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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