Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mapleton Road 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 Mapleton Road (TN8 6PL) 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 Mapleton Road (TN8 6PL), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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