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Crime in TN8 5

How much crime is recorded in TN8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sevenoaks
Region
South East
Population
14,909 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN8 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN8 5, 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN8 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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