Total Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rysted Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Westerham and Crockham Hill , and the 146th highest 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 Rysted Lane (TN16 1EP) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Westerham and Crockham Hill average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rysted Lane (TN16 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bartlett Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fullers Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westerham and Crockham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullers Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Slip | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atterbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canville Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Slip | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Slip | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Slip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rysted Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Road | — |
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