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Crime in BR8 8

How much crime is recorded in BR8 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sevenoaks
Region
South East
Population
11,953 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR8 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR8 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BR8 8National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Drugs3.32.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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