Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0The crimes the grade counts fell 67% per resident in Ashland from 2023 to 2025
Out of every 1,000 residents, 1.5 violent crimes and 22.0 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 1.1 and 8.8 in the rest of New Hampshire. Its 3 neighbors with figures all record less crime per resident. Scored on crimes Ashland’s police reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on C for safety.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NH” is every other New Hampshire city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Ashland
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 New Hampshire towns on Ashland’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: New Hampton (B+), Holderness (B−), Plymouth (B−). Bridgewater reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Ashland’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Ashland’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Ashland property | Rest of New Hampshire property | Ashland violent | Rest of New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.4 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 32.7 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Hampshire.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Ashland | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Ashland’s police reported 9 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Ashland per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
23 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
2 violent and 21 property, as reported to the FBI by Ashland’s police.
One person died in crashes on Ashland’s roads in 2019–2023
Ashland had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for New Hampshire towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Ashland’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Ashland’s own rate (9.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Ashland and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | C | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| Plymouth | B− | 0.9 | 14.9 |
| Bridgewater | — | — | — |
| Holderness | B− | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| New Hampton | B+ | 1.0 | 7.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bridgewater reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Hampshire towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | C | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| Sutton | A+ | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Newfields | A+ | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Lyndeborough | A+ | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Alexandria | A− | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Colebrook | A− | 0.8 | 6.3 |
The five graded New Hampshire towns closest to Ashland’s population (1,943), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Ashland. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Ashland’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,958 in 2025); our figure for Ashland is 1,943 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Ashland
Is Ashland, NH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Ashland reports more crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Ashland?
1.5 violent and 22.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Hampshire reports 1.1 and 8.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Ashland safer than Plymouth?
Plymouth reports less crime per resident than Ashland: Plymouth grades B− for safety and Ashland C. Plymouth’s police reported 0.9 violent and 14.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Ashland?
Ashland’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Ashland”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.