Crime Rate in Sevenoaks Town and St John's, ward

Sevenoaks Town and St John's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 2153rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 270th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sevenoaks Town and St John's in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sevenoaks Town and St John's’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -73.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sevenoaks Town and St John's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.