Total Crime Rate
136.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Wood area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ash and New Ash Green , and the 37th 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 Chapel Wood (DA3 8RD) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Ash and New Ash Green average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Wood (DA3 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayelands Lane (15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penenden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Wood | — |
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