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

Longfield 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 Longfield (TN30 7NH) 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 Longfield (TN30 7NH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 21 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 Longfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Six Fields Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodsall Road —
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Lane 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bridewell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Weavers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Close —
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Data Sources

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