Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 194.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Edenbridge North and East , and the 17th 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 High Street (TN8 5AE) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Edenbridge North and East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN8 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croft Lane, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regency Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2026
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regency Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Close
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Six Penny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Six Penny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minstrels Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manor House Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stangrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stangrove Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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