Postcode · Westerham
Crime in TN16 1BG
How much crime is recorded in TN16 1BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westerham & Brasted
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
TN16 1BGWesterham
How safe is TN16 1BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN16 1BG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
TN16 1BGNational
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.34.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.