Sevenoaks Town and St John's vs West Hill

Sevenoaks Town and St John's has a safety score of 43/100 (Below Average) and recorded 626 crimes in the last 12 months. West Hill has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 913 crimes. Sevenoaks Town and St John's scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sevenoaks Town and St John's shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. West Hill shows +124.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sevenoaks Town and St John's, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (149 incidents). In West Hill, it is Violent Crime (287 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sevenoaks Town and St John's recorded 98 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Hill recorded 156. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sevenoaks Town and St John's totalled 127 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 287 in West Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sevenoaks Town and St John's recorded 699 crimes (now 626, a change of -10.4%). West Hill recorded 407 crimes previously (now 913, +124.3%).

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 Town and St John's has a resolution rate of 47.6% and West Hill has 33.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sevenoaks Town and St John's falls within the Kent Police boundary. West Hill 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 Town and St John's and West Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.