Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Charing , and the 140th highest crime rate of 394 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 Grove (TN27 0LD) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Charing average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (TN27 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Clearmount Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Downs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Downs Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Downs Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearmount Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearmount Park —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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