Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
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

Gala Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 42nd 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 Gala Avenue (BR8 8FD) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gala Avenue (BR8 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevan Place, where police recorded 41 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 Gala Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Charnock Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnock Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranleigh Drive 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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