Total Crime Rate
294.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsel Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsel Road (BR8 8EY) in the last 12 months was 294.7 per 1,000 residents and was 530.1% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 163.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsel Road (BR8 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bartholomew Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bartholomew Way | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bartholomew Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bartholomew Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lila Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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