Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 213.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 13th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TN13 1JG) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 352.4% higher than the Dunton Green and Riverhead average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN13 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckhurst Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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