Total Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Botsom Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fawkham and West Kingsdown , and the 14th 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 Botsom Lane (TN15 6BL) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Fawkham and West Kingsdown average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botsom Lane (TN15 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millfield Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashworth Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Botsom Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barrowfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrowfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushetts Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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