Total Crime Rate

673.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 673.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 298.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Esparto Way area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth , and the 2nd 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 Esparto Way (DA4 9FF) in the last 12 months was 673.1 per 1,000 residents and was 733.6% higher than the Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth average (80.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esparto Way (DA4 9FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esparto Way (8 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 Esparto Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axtane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Stone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esparto Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esparto Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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