Sevenoaks Northern vs Sherwood

Sevenoaks Northern has a safety score of 50/100 (Average) and recorded 393 crimes in the last 12 months. Sherwood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,064 crimes. Sevenoaks Northern scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sevenoaks Northern shows a year-on-year crime trend of +39.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Sherwood shows +0.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sevenoaks Northern, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (123 incidents). In Sherwood, it is Violent Crime (341 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sevenoaks Northern recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sherwood recorded 237. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sevenoaks Northern totalled 123 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 341 in Sherwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sevenoaks Northern recorded 281 crimes (now 393, a change of +39.9%). Sherwood recorded 1,062 crimes previously (now 1,064, +0.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sevenoaks Northern has a resolution rate of 49.3% and Sherwood has 28.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sevenoaks Northern falls within the Kent Police boundary. Sherwood is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sevenoaks Northern and Sherwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.