Postcode · Sevenoaks
Crime in TN14 5LY
How much crime is recorded in TN14 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kemsing & Otford
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
TN14 5LYSevenoaks
How safe is TN14 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN14 5LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN14 5LYNational
Burglary14.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Other theft3.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.51.5
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.