Total Crime Rate

264.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 264.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hitchen Hatch Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 9th 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 Hitchen Hatch Place (TN13 3FE) in the last 12 months was 264.6 per 1,000 residents and was 462.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchen Hatch Place (TN13 3FE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchen Hatch Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hunsdon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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