Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Bishop Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 167th highest crime rate of 393 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 Bishop Crescent (TN30 7BF) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Crescent (TN30 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pierce Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bishop Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pierce Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodsall Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Bridewell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Six Fields Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierce Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierce Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierce Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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