Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Furze Bank area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cowden and Hever , and the 181st lowest 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 Furze Bank (TN8 6PH) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Cowden and Hever average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furze Bank (TN8 6PH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Furze Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Styles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Styles Close

Data Sources

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