Crime in Ashford
Recorded crime in Ashford is 0.9 times the Spelthorne average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 13%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Ashford: about 26,258 residents in 26 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +13%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Spelthorne average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Ashford.
Crime over 5 years
Up 13% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Ashford, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Spelthorne average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 59% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 16 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Spelthorne (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Spelthorne council area, not only Ashford. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 173 | 1.6 | Down 31% |
| Cars broken into | 219 | 2.0 | Down 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 544 | 5.1 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 175 | 1.6 | Down 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in TW15
In TW15, the postcode district at the centre of Ashford, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 843 | 8% | 5% | 67% | 11% | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 223 | 23% | 1% | 25% | 46% | 5% |
| Public order | 189 | 11% | 5% | 52% | 30% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 164 | 7% | 1% | 31% | 58% | 3% |
| Other theft | 154 | 1% | 0% | 27% | 64% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 145 | 2% | 0% | 9% | 86% | 3% |
| Burglary | 99 | 3% | 0% | 14% | 81% | 2% |
| Drugs | 78 | 21% | 17% | 28% | 31% | 4% |
| Other crime | 71 | 15% | 6% | 46% | 25% | 7% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Spelthorne, 2023 to 2025: 218 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 51 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 5 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 23% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 3.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 5.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.3 |
| Public order | 6.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 |
| Shoplifting | 3.8 |
Postcode districts in Ashford
Nearby towns
Council: Spelthorne
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Questions about crime in Ashford
- Is Ashford a safe place to live?
- Ashford scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Spelthorne average.
- Is crime going up or down in Ashford?
- Up 13% over 5 years, from 1,498 recorded crimes a year to 1,694.
- What is the most common crime in Ashford?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Ashford compare with Spelthorne?
- Crime severity in Ashford is 0.9 times the Spelthorne average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Ashford?
- In TW15, the postcode district at the centre of Ashford, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 36% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Ashford?
- Of 99 burglaries reported in TW15, the postcode district at the centre of Ashford between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 81% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Ashford?
- In Spelthorne, the council area Ashford is in, the police recorded 173 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 31% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Ashford?
- 544 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Spelthorne, the council area Ashford is in, 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Ashford last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Spelthorne, the council area Ashford is in, against 6 the year before.