Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Betenson Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Betenson Avenue (TN13 3ER) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betenson Avenue (TN13 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Betenson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A25 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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