What is the crime rate in sevenoaks?

As of March 2026, sevenoaks has an annual crime rate of 58.91 per 1,000 residents, based on 700 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does sevenoaks rank nationally for crime?

sevenoaks ranks #231 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in sevenoaks?

The most common crime type in sevenoaks is Violence & Sexual Offences with 223 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 31.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

sevenoaks Crime Intelligence Report

sevenoaks recorded 700 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.81 per 1,000 residents. This places sevenoaks at #231 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 20.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.9% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

700

trending_up +20.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

58.91per 1k

Moderate

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#60of 330

Top 19% Safest UK

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Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 8	16
On or near Tudor Court Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 4	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 9	9
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Park Lane Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Main Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Ayelands Lane Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 1	6
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

700 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

223

31.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

112

16.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.3%

Shoplifting

9.3%

Other Theft

8.4%

Vehicle Crime

8.3%

Drug Offences

4.1%

Public Order

3.9%

Burglary

3.4%

Other Crime

2.3%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

Robbery

0.9%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

26 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Swanley St Mary's	65	127.4
2	Edenbridge South and West	30	83.2
3	Swanley White Oak	41	77.3
4	Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	44	76.0
5	Edenbridge North and East	39	73.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	3	1.0
shield	Kemsing	9	2.1
shield	Hextable	25	4.3
shield	Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	3	1.2
shield	Sevenoaks Kippington	15	2.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +20.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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