Total Crime Rate

557.7 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 557.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 298.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Holmesdale Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth , and the 3rd 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 Holmesdale Road (DA4 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 557.7 per 1,000 residents and was 525.4% higher than the Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Road (DA4 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montgomery Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Crime Over Time in Holmesdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Esparto Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Esparto Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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