Crime Rate in Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount, ward

Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 2721st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 515th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near London Road, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parkside (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.