Hever, Leigh & Penshurst
Middle areaSouth Sevenoaks. 7,018 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 86 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst at a rate of 32.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.5 per 1,000 people across Sevenoaks.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Other crime | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hever, Leigh & Penshurst compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hever, Leigh & Penshurst safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst at a rate of 32.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.5 per 1,000 people across Sevenoaks.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (79), other crime (36) and anti-social behaviour (34).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sevenoaks
These figures are published for the whole of Sevenoaks, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sevenoaks and not Hever, Leigh & Penshurst alone. See Sevenoaks
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst was £700,000 in 2025.
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst had 7,072 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hever, Leigh & Penshurst, 33.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.