Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Harmers Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Charing , and the 107th lowest 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 Harmers Way (TN27 9DN) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harmers Way (TN27 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Hill Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harmers Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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