Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingswood Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Avenue (BR8 8AN) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Crockenhill and Well Hill average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Avenue (BR8 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lullingstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rogers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downsview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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