Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Westerham and Crockham Hill , and the 90th 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 Vicarage Hill (TN16 1AY) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Westerham and Crockham Hill average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Hill (TN16 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atterbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Horton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Costells Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Costells Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A25 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Atterbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bartlett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A25 | Offender given a caution |
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