Total Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.5 1/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Discovery Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 38th 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 Discovery Drive (BR8 8FB) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Discovery Drive (BR8 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevan Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Discovery Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bevan Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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