Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fordcombe Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cowden and Hever , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fordcombe Road (TN11 8DP) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Cowden and Hever average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fordcombe Road (TN11 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Beckets Field. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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