Crime Rate in Fawkham and West Kingsdown, ward

Fawkham and West Kingsdown has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 3380th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 627th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fawkham and West Kingsdown in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fawkham and West Kingsdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fawkham and West Kingsdown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Colin Chapman Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.