Ash and New Ash Green vs Aylesford South & Ditton

Ash and New Ash Green has a safety score of 51/100 (Average) and recorded 367 crimes in the last 12 months. Aylesford South & Ditton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 893 crimes. Ash and New Ash Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ash and New Ash Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of +31.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Aylesford South & Ditton shows +7.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ash and New Ash Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (106 incidents). In Aylesford South & Ditton, it is Violent Crime (329 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ash and New Ash Green recorded 106 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Aylesford South & Ditton recorded 210. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ash and New Ash Green totalled 101 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 329 in Aylesford South & Ditton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ash and New Ash Green recorded 280 crimes (now 367, a change of +31.1%). Aylesford South & Ditton recorded 828 crimes previously (now 893, +7.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ash and New Ash Green has a resolution rate of 20.7% and Aylesford South & Ditton has 25.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ash and New Ash Green falls within the Kent Police boundary. Aylesford South & Ditton is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ash and New Ash Green and Aylesford South & Ditton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.