Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lingfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Edenbridge North and East , and the 84th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Road (TN8 5EB) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lingfield Road (TN8 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Skeynes Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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