Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 54.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Costells Meadow area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Westerham and Crockham Hill , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Costells Meadow (TN16 1BL) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Costells Meadow (TN16 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Costells Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Costells Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Costells Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Horton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atterbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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