Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Azalea Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 64th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Azalea Drive (BR8 8HS) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Azalea Drive (BR8 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Azalea Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsel Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southern Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charnock Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lila Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Azalea Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Azalea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewett Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilac Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Azalea Drive Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑