Total Crime Rate

424.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 424.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.1 8/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lance Croft area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ash and New Ash Green , and the 4th 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 Lance Croft (DA3 8PP) in the last 12 months was 424.1 per 1,000 residents and was 650.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lance Croft (DA3 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lance Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farm Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft North Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Centre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centre Road —
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Data Sources

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