Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 188th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TN30 6JS) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN30 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Caxton Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mildred'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weavers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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