Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highcroft Cottages area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highcroft Cottages (BR8 8DB) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Crockenhill and Well Hill average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcroft Cottages (BR8 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Moultain Hill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highcroft Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moultain Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Abbotts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbotts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moultain Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moultain Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moultain Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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