Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rye Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 76th 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 Rye Lane (TN14 5HW) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Dunton Green and Riverhead average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rye Lane (TN14 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Brickfield Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rye Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nicholson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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