Crime Rates at Leather Close, Edenbridge, TN8 5RH

Leather Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edenbridge North and East , and the 21st 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 Leather Close (TN8 5RH) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 130.5% higher than the Edenbridge North and East average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Close (TN8 5RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobbetts Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.