Charing, Pluckley & Challock
Middle areaNorth Ashford. 8,661 people in 92 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Charing, Pluckley & Challock, 51.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Charing, Pluckley & Challock
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Charing, Pluckley & Challock at a rate of 56.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 117 |
| Other crime | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Charing, Pluckley & Challock compares
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Is Charing, Pluckley & Challock safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Charing, Pluckley & Challock at a rate of 56.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Charing, Pluckley & Challock.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (151), anti-social behaviour (117) and other crime (82).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ashford
These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashford and not Charing, Pluckley & Challock alone. See Ashford
Charing, Pluckley & Challock in brief
The median price paid for a home in Charing, Pluckley & Challock was £550,000 in 2025.
Charing, Pluckley & Challock had 8,191 usual residents at the census.
In Charing, Pluckley & Challock, 51.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Charing, Pluckley & Challock, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.