Overview of Sevenoaks crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Sevenoaks ranks 22nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9219 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Sevenoaks has a population of 120514. This equates to a crime rate of 76.5 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.32 % compared to previous year.
Sevenoaks ranks 22nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9219 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Sevenoaks has a population of 120514. This equates to a crime rate of 76.5 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.32 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Sevenoaks are Violence and sexual offences (33.4%) Anti-social behaviour (12.8%) Criminal damage and arson (12.4%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (0.8%) Theft from the person (0.5%) Robbery (0.4%).
There are 26 wards in Sevenoaks. Wards with high crime rates are Swanley St Mary’s (156.5), Sevenoaks Town and St John’s (129.5), Eynsford (117.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Kemsing (38.8), Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway (38.4), Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone (33.6) .
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Sevenoaks crime incidents by crime type
A total of 9219 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 3078 (33.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1177 (12.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1147 (12.4)%
- Other theft – 853 (9.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 708 (7.7)%
- Shoplifting – 576 (6.2)%
- Burglary – 507 (5.5)%
- Public order – 486 (5.3)%
- Other crime – 247 (2.7)%
- Drugs – 185 (2.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 91 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 74 (0.8)%
- Theft from the person – 49 (0.5)%
- Robbery – 41 (0.4)%
How does Sevenoaks compare against nearby areas ?
Sevenoaks ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Sevenoaks is compared against
Crime rates in Sevenoaks wards
There are 26 wards within Sevenoaks. Swanley St Mary’s, Sevenoaks Town and St John’s, Eynsford has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 26 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Swanley St Mary’s (156.5)
- Sevenoaks Town and St John’s (129.5)
- Eynsford (117.6)
- Edenbridge South and West (110.9)
- Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village (104.8)
- Swanley White Oak (104.4)
- Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth (80.5)
- Edenbridge North and East (78.1)
- Westerham and Crockham Hill (78.0)
- Fawkham and West Kingsdown (76.0)
- Seal and Weald (74.6)
- Sevenoaks Northern (73.6)
- Crockenhill and Well Hill (73.4)
- Hartley and Hodsoll Street (68.6)
- Ash and New Ash Green (66.7)
- Sevenoaks Eastern (63.2)
- Otford and Shoreham (56.3)
- Sevenoaks Kippington (55.0)
- Dunton Green and Riverhead (53.1)
- Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount (50.9)
- Hextable (46.4)
- Cowden and Hever (46.3)
- Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge (45.0)
- Kemsing (38.8)
- Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway (38.4)
- Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone (33.6)
Analyze trends and crime types for Sevenoaks wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Sevenoaks
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Sevenoaks. Highest crime rates in DA2, BR8, TN16 .
- DA2 – 108.2
- BR8 – 102.8
- TN16 – 86.0
- DA4 – 79.2
- TN13 – 76.3
- TN8 – 76.2
- BR6 – 73.8
- TN15 – 68.0
- DA3 – 62.4
- DA13 – 56.3
- TN14 – 54.5
- TN11 – 48.7
- TN3 – 31.9
Postcode districts in Sevenoaks
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