Crime Rates at The Square, Four Elms, Edenbridge, TN8 6NN

The Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cowden and Hever , and the 131st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (TN8 6NN) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Cowden and Hever average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (TN8 6NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Styles Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.