Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 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 42.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orchard Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Edenbridge North and East , and the 171st lowest 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 Orchard Close (TN8 5EU) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (TN8 5EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooklands Crescent, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanbridge Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltenhurst —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltenhurst —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltenhurst —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch House Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Stanbridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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