Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James'S Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sevenoaks Eastern , and the 25th 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 St James'S Road (TN13 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 224.5% higher than the Sevenoaks Eastern average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (TN13 3NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chatham Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Morel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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