Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltenhurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltenhurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltenhurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crouch House Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanbridge Road | Under investigation |
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