Crime Rate in Kemsing, ward

Kemsing has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 1173rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 178th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kemsing in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kemsing’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kemsing ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Norman Close, with 16 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Park Lane (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.