Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth , and the 145th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horton Road (DA4 9AX) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horton Road (DA4 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millstone Mews (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Esparto Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Esparto Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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