Sevenoaks

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Sevenoaks.

Population: 121,387
People in Employment: 53,110 (75.1%)
People Inactive: 15,290 (21.6%)
People Unemployed: 2,275 (3.2%)
Number Of Jobs: 36k
Median Salary: £25,659
Mean Salary: £36,430

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Sevenoaks. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Sevenoaks for 2024

Sevenoaks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,436 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,880 crimes. Which is an decrease of 444 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,436	259	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,281	111	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,136	86	Getting Better
Other theft	961	81	Getting Better
Shoplifting	578	64	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	829	44	Getting Better
Public order	527	36	Getting Better
Burglary	522	31	Getting Better
Drugs	219	22	Getting Better
Other crime	295	15	Getting Better
Robbery	47	7	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	73	7	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	61	3	Getting Better
Theft from the person	48	3	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Sevenoaks

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Sevenoaks Town and St John's has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Sevenoaks, with 890 crimes and 120 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway has 103 crimes and 43 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Swanley St Mary's	56	12
Swanley White Oak	56	9
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	55	9
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	49	7
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	47	8
Sevenoaks Northern	47	10
Ash and New Ash Green	45	7
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	43	9
Westerham and Crockham Hill	38	8
Edenbridge South and West	37	8
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	33	5
Edenbridge North and East	31	6
Sevenoaks Kippington	28	5
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	27	5
Dunton Green and Riverhead	26	4
Seal and Weald	26	6
Sevenoaks Eastern	20	5
Otford and Shoreham	20	4
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	18	5
Kemsing	18	4
Eynsford	12	7
Hextable	11	3
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	8	3
Cowden and Hever	6	3
Crockenhill and Well Hill	6	3
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	6	2

Crime map for Sevenoaks

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Sevenoaks

The average property price in Sevenoaks is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Sevenoaks is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Sevenoaks could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£985,884.41	£540,046.64	£413,924.21	£278,300.17
2022	£939,054.58	£514,078.83	£394,506.48	£265,530.85
2021	£850,282.74	£465,197.35	£360,415.99	£249,487.33
2020	£800,257.12	£442,940.87	£343,150.11	£245,171.72
2019	£769,015.85	£427,082.92	£330,339.53	£242,301.75
2018	£766,236.25	£425,383.42	£330,057.59	£243,705.01
2017	£745,478.96	£412,691.39	£321,472.43	£243,896.06
2016	£725,756.91	£400,965.25	£313,607.12	£233,285.57
2015	£655,886.40	£360,508.69	£282,539.58	£209,855.32
2014	£595,999.53	£327,258.74	£257,345.42	£191,990.03
2013	£544,696.00	£295,092.08	£232,349.51	£174,270.88
2012	£525,743.38	£285,520.99	£224,689.36	£170,110.31
2011	£509,052.16	£273,306.96	£214,528.88	£165,652.54
2010	£498,247.91	£271,553.32	£214,011.60	£164,612.31

Property prices over time for Sevenoaks

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Sevenoaks

The median salary in Sevenoaks is £25,659 and the mean salary in Sevenoaks is £36,430.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 36k
Median Salary: £25,659
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £36,430

Salary comparison between Sevenoaks and South East

See how Sevenoaks compares to the rest of South East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South East is £38,306 in Wokingham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Windsor and Maidenhead UA. Sevenoaks ranks 47 out of 64 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wokingham	64k	£38,306	12.9%	£46,994	11.1%
Guildford	55k	£38,040	17.0%	£48,215	15.4%
Basingstoke and Deane	77k	£35,488	9.0%	£39,939	9.8%
Hart	38k	£35,449	14.6%	£43,681	7.2%
Reigate and Banstead	45k	£35,282	9.3%	£42,842	8.4%
Tandridge	31k	£35,165	17.2%	£46,788	12.3%
Waverley	45k	£34,836	15.0%	£47,107	15.1%
Vale of White Horse	59k	£34,587	7.8%	£39,045	5.5%
South Oxfordshire	51k	£34,159	10.1%	£41,240	5.5%
Woking	35k	£33,853	12.1%	£39,741	8.8%
Bracknell Forest UA	42k	£33,640	5.4%	£37,449	2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling	52k	£32,307	3.5%	£37,778	-2.9%
Elmbridge	45k	£32,272	-1.7%	£0	0.0%
Dartford	44k	£32,204	10.8%	£36,047	8.9%
Winchester	50k	£31,824	-0.5%	£41,231	13.1%
Buckinghamshire UA	169k	£31,188	6.9%	£46,025	20.6%
West Berkshire UA	63k	£31,106	0.3%	£36,324	-8.6%
Reading UA	65k	£30,925	-0.8%	£36,019	-2.9%
Tunbridge Wells	40k	£30,914	-4.4%	£39,798	0.0%
Slough UA	43k	£30,694	3.1%	£35,155	6.3%
Fareham	39k	£30,652	0.0%	£35,180	0.1%
Oxford	57k	£30,575	4.5%	£33,309	1.0%
Cherwell	60k	£30,490	3.1%	£34,858	5.1%
Rushmoor	40k	£30,480	11.1%	£34,922	3.7%
East Hampshire	51k	£30,316	3.8%	£36,310	-5.6%
Mid Sussex	58k	£30,073	9.6%	£39,498	12.9%
Maidstone	60k	£30,071	7.1%	£34,102	5.1%
Test Valley	57k	£30,015	5.2%	£34,218	6.8%
Eastleigh	61k	£29,970	4.0%	£32,723	2.7%
Crawley	43k	£29,950	12.3%	£32,595	5.0%
Horsham	50k	£29,515	14.5%	£36,218	8.4%
Southampton UA	95k	£29,496	9.4%	£31,876	7.5%
Gravesham	36k	£29,456	7.6%	£32,987	7.5%
Folkestone and Hythe	37k	£29,349	12.5%	£32,060	9.5%
Mole Valley	26k	£29,130	3.9%	£37,641	-6.5%
Ashford	44k	£28,980	19.1%	£32,132	10.1%
Swale	53k	£28,711	10.2%	£35,009	10.2%
Dover	37k	£27,816	9.2%	£34,308	13.9%
Medway UA	101k	£27,597	2.6%	£31,964	5.7%
Chichester	0k	£27,543	12.8%	£33,524	17.2%
Portsmouth UA	68k	£27,515	10.1%	£30,289	10.7%
Lewes	30k	£27,451	1.1%	£38,056	10.9%
Brighton and Hove UA	94k	£27,360	4.1%	£32,661	6.5%
Worthing	47k	£27,135	1.7%	£30,350	1.6%
Canterbury	49k	£26,934	8.9%	£34,116	10.2%
Gosport	35k	£26,677	0.8%	£30,104	2.5%
New Forest	60k	£26,093	9.4%	£31,535	8.3%
Adur	22k	£25,534	0.0%	£30,251	14.1%
Wealden	50k	£25,509	4.1%	£32,191	6.9%
Havant	44k	£25,216	2.8%	£29,820	5.4%
Eastbourne	33k	£25,129	6.4%	£28,386	3.2%
Thanet	44k	£24,660	8.5%	£29,587	10.8%
Hastings	33k	£24,596	7.0%	£27,686	10.6%
Arun	49k	£24,235	5.7%	£27,037	3.1%
Isle of Wight UA	45k	£0	0.0%	£26,234	1.5%
West Oxfordshire	49k	£0	0.0%	£32,201	8.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead UA	53k	£0	0.0%	£49,464	5.9%
Milton Keynes UA	96k	£0	0.0%	£36,796	7.2%
Rother	30k	£0	0.0%	£30,809	2.1%
Runnymede	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Spelthorne	35k	£0	0.0%	£38,810	0.0%
Surrey Heath	0k	£0	0.0%	£44,983	-1.1%
Epsom and Ewell	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%