Total Crime Rate

231.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 231.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Cross Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 18th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Cross Gardens (TN30 6JP) in the last 12 months was 231.9 per 1,000 residents and was 439.1% higher than the Rolvenden & Tenterden West average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cross Gardens (TN30 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Caxton Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Cross Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Caxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weavers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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