Total Crime Rate

399.4 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 399.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 7th 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 Sandy Lane (TN30 7DA) in the last 12 months was 399.4 per 1,000 residents and was 828.4% 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 Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (TN30 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Pierce Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pierce Lane —
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hales Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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