Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Otford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sevenoaks Eastern , and the 120th highest 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 Otford Road (TN14 5DP) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% higher than the Sevenoaks Eastern average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otford Road (TN14 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Otford Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Otford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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