Total Crime Rate

68.4 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 68.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smallhythe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rolvenden & Tenterden West , and the 138th 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 Smallhythe Road (TN30 7LN) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallhythe Road (TN30 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smallhythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bridewell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodsall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Weavers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Six Fields Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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