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Crime in Sevenoaks by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,607crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+3%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Markbeechlowest rate3.8 per 1,000 a year
56.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sevenoaks (-6%), Edenbridge (-5%) and Riverhead (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WesterhamTN16 · 4,500 residents 160▲ 48%anti-social behaviour
2EdenbridgeTN8 · 9,881 residents 94.3▼ 5%violence
3HalsteadTN14 · 1,662 residents 65▲ 50%violence
4SevenoaksTN13 · 22,155 residents 64.5▼ 6%violence
5Dunton GreenTN13 · 4,650 residents 62.8▼ 14%anti-social behaviour
6OtfordTN14 · 8,916 residents 61▲ 21%violence
7RiverheadTN13 · 24,601 residents 590%violence
8Knockholt PoundTN14 · 1,933 residents 57.9▲ 100%anti-social behaviour
9AshTN15 · 1,554 residents 56.60%anti-social behaviour
10SealTN15 · 2,714 residents 44.2▼ 17%violence
11BrastedTN16 · 1,631 residents 41.7▼ 45%violence
12KemsingTN15 · 3,015 residents 35.8▲ 23%violence
13SundridgeTN14 · 1,631 residents 34.3▼ 52%vehicle crime
14West KingsdownTN15 · 6,024 residents 33.9▲ 46%anti-social behaviour
15LeighTN11 · 2,502 residents 14.4–vehicle crime
16Sevenoaks WealdTN14 · 1,571 residents 7.6–theft
17HeverTN8 · 2,097 residents 5.7–criminal damage
18MarkbeechTN8 · 2,097 residents 3.8–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Sevenoaks have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Markbeech, Hever, Sevenoaks Weald, Leigh and West Kingsdown.

Which areas of Sevenoaks have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Westerham, Edenbridge, Halstead, Sevenoaks and Dunton Green.

Is crime going up or down in Sevenoaks?

Across Sevenoaks, 1,607 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 3% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.