Crime Rates at Western Road, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8AG

Western Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Borough Green & Platt , and the 24th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

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 Western Road (TN15 8AG) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 240.9% higher than the Borough Green & Platt average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (TN15 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Approach, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sevenoaks Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.