The available information is given in the following tables.
Police recorded crime statistics are not collected at constituency level, therefore figures for the Ashford Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) have been provided. CDRP figures are only available from 1999-2000 to 2007-08.
These statistics have been presented in a series of separate tables to show why data are not directly comparable over the period 1997 to 2008.
Number of offences and rate per 1,000 population Offence Number of offences Rate per 1,000 population England 233,441 5 Kent 7,445 5 Ashford n/a n/a n/a = Not available
Number of offences and rate per 1,000 population Offence Number of offences Rate per 1,000 population 1998-99 England 470,689 10 Kent 12,409 8 Ashford n/a n/a 1999-2000 England 543,114 11 Kent 12,984 8 Ashford 921 9 2000-01 England 562,679 11 Kent 13,122 8 Ashford 933 9 2001-02 England 613,869 12 Kent 12,293 8 Ashford 909 9 n/a = Not available. Notes: 1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997. 2. The data in this table are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
Number of offences and rate per 1,000 population Number of offences Rate per 1,000 population 2002-03 England 781,768 16 Kent 18,358 12 Ashford 1,156 11 2003-04 England 902,732 18 Kent 20,512 13 Ashford 1,255 12 2004-05 England 981,646 20 Kent 22,857 14 Ashford 1,573 15 2005-06 England 992,612 20 Kent 26,812 17 Ashford 1,548 14 2006-07 England 976,369 19 Kent 27,554 17 Ashford 1,499 14 2007-08 England 896,287 18 Kent 25,191 15 Ashford 1,416 13 Notes: 1. The data in this table take account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. 2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003, introduced in May 2004, altered the definition and coverage of sexual offences.