Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Leslie Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 109th 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 Leslie Crescent (TN30 6BX) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Rolvenden & Tenterden West average (50.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Crescent (TN30 6BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jarvis Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henley Fields (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leslie Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chalk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colonel Stephens Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Jarvis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Meadows —
Apr 2026Other crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Fields —
Apr 2026Other theft Henley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Hill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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