Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highland Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (TN14 7BB) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highland Road (TN14 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orpington By-Pass, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandersons Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sevenoaks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christies Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Johnsons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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