Crime Rate in Seal and Weald, ward

Seal and Weald has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 3135th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 434th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Seal and Weald in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Seal and Weald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 121.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Seal and Weald ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.