Crime Rate in Otford and Shoreham, ward

Otford and Shoreham has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 2577th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 484th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Otford and Shoreham in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Otford and Shoreham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Otford and Shoreham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Charne (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.