Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Burgess Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 46th 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 Burgess Drive (TN30 6FD) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 172.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgess Drive (TN30 6FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pierce Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Burgess Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bishop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Three Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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