Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tinkerpot Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fawkham and West Kingsdown , and the 55th 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 Tinkerpot Lane (TN15 6AG) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Fawkham and West Kingsdown average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tinkerpot Lane (TN15 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Knatts Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tinkerpot Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knatts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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