Total Crime Rate
225.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brambledown area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ash and New Ash Green , and the 11th 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 Brambledown (DA3 7EY) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 298.5% higher than the Ash and New Ash Green average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 2700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambledown (DA3 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickfield Farm Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitfield (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ash and New Ash Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larks Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Avenue | — |
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