Crime Rate in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone, ward

Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone has the lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 610th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 70th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Lane (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.