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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DA2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DA2 recorded 224 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.09 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring47.02 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment224 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

224
trending_down -12.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

47.02per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

643

Within DA2 district

Sevenoaks

54,741

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Laurence Rise Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 22 Criminal damage and arson: 5
28
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 16 Vehicle crime: 1
17
The Oaks Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 5
16
Moore Close Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 2
11
Cadogan Avenue Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Alamein Gardens Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 3
10
Hardwick Crescent Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 1
7
Stevens Close Map
total: 4 Drugs: 2 Other crime: 1
4
St Lukes Close Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other crime: 1
4
Bevis Close Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
224 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
87
38.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
33
14.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
27
12.1%
Shoplifting
25
11.2%
Vehicle Crime
15
6.7%
Other Theft
9
4.0%
Public Order
7
3.1%
Drug Offences
7
3.1%
Burglary
5
2.2%
Other Crime
3
1.3%
Weapons Possession
2
0.9%
Robbery
2
0.9%
Theft from Person
2
0.9%

Crime Analysis: DA2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DA2 (38.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DA2 has fallen slightly — by 4.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DA2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -12.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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