Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hazel End area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel End (BR8 8NU) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazel End (BR8 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsel Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overmead (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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