Total Crime Rate
137.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park View Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Edenbridge North and East , and the 36th 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 Park View Close (TN8 5JF) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park View Close (TN8 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| 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 | Brooklands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stangrove Road | — |
| 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 | Stangrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crouch House Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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