Crime in Sevenoaks

Police.uk reported crime in Sevenoaks, Kent. Category breakdown, 24-month trend, and postcode-district hot and cold spots within the town.

Incidents reported (12m)
1,885
-5.8% vs prior year
Window
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Police.uk reports ~2 months in arrears.
Refreshed
7 May 2026

Crime in Sevenoaks by category

Last 12 months, all 14 Police.uk categories. Bars are scaled to the largest category in Sevenoaks.

Category Incidents % of mix Volume
Violence and sexual offences 494 26.2%
Anti-social behaviour 298 15.8%
Vehicle crime 208 11.0%
Other theft 185 9.8%
Criminal damage and arson 183 9.7%
Burglary 135 7.2%
Shoplifting 114 6.1%
Public order 81 4.3%
Drugs 69 3.7%
Other crime 59 3.1%
Theft from the person 19 1.0%
Possession of weapons 19 1.0%
Bicycle theft 11 0.6%
Robbery 10 0.5%

Where Sevenoaks's crime mix differs from the UK

Top 5 categories where Sevenoaks's 12-month share differs most from the national average. Percentage-point delta. Positive means more concentrated in Sevenoaks than the UK as a whole.

Category Sevenoaks UK Delta
Violence and sexual offences 26.2% 31.7% -5.5 pp
Vehicle crime 11.0% 6.5% +4.6 pp
Public order 4.3% 7.9% -3.6 pp
Burglary 7.2% 4.7% +2.4 pp
Shoplifting 6.1% 3.8% +2.3 pp

Monthly incident volume

Nov 2023 to Oct 2025. Police.uk publishes ~2 months in arrears.

209 105 0 Nov 2023 Oct 2024 Oct 2025
Monthly incident volume
MonthValue
2023-11195
2023-12196
2024-01175
2024-02164
2024-03184
2024-04186
2024-05209
2024-06198
2024-07178
2024-08179
2024-09168
2024-10165
2024-11172
2024-12150
2025-01158
2025-02156
2025-03179
2025-04157
2025-05181
2025-06140
2025-07162
2025-08160
2025-09139
2025-10131

Hottest postcode districts in Sevenoaks

  • TN13 1,885 incidents (12m)
  • TN14 1,885 incidents (12m)
  • TN15 1,885 incidents (12m)
  • 583 incidents (12m)

Quietest postcode districts in Sevenoaks

  • 583 incidents (12m)
  • TN13 1,885 incidents (12m)
  • TN14 1,885 incidents (12m)
  • TN15 1,885 incidents (12m)

Postcode-district counts use the bounding box of every address in the district, so they're approximate. Treat them as a relative ranking within Sevenoaks rather than an absolute count.

What Sevenoaks crime data isn't

  • Reported, not actual. Many crimes go unreported. The data reflects what reached Police.uk, not the underlying incidence rate.
  • Locations are obfuscated. Each incident is mapped to a snap point within roughly 250 metres of the true location to protect victim privacy.
  • Force-by-force inconsistency. Different police forces classify and record borderline incidents differently. Comparing two areas covered by different forces needs care.
  • Patrol-density bias. Areas with heavier patrol presence record more incidents, partly because more crime is observed and reported.

FAQ

All incidents come from Police.uk, the official open-data feed published by UK police forces. Data is updated monthly. The figures show what was reported and recorded, not necessarily what happened.
Police.uk obfuscates each incident location to a "snap point", typically the centre of the nearest street or a similar landmark within roughly 250 metres. This protects victim privacy. The category and month are accurate; the precise address is intentionally not.
Read them as one signal among many. Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime are quality-of-life signals. Burglary trends matter for insurance and security. Raw counts reflect both the actual incident rate and how heavily an area is patrolled and reported, so busy commercial streets always look 'worse' than quiet residential ones.
Police.uk publishes about two months in arrears. So crime for January typically appears in March or April. The 12-month window on this page ends with the most recent month available.

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