Kemsing & Otford
Middle areaNorth east Sevenoaks. 7,468 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 93% of people in Kemsing & Otford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kemsing & Otford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kemsing & Otford at a rate of 36.8 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 | 77 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kemsing & Otford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kemsing & Otford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kemsing & Otford at a rate of 36.8 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kemsing & Otford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (77), anti-social behaviour (56) and other crime (55).
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 Kemsing & Otford alone. See Sevenoaks
Kemsing & Otford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kemsing & Otford was £650,000 in 2025.
Kemsing & Otford had 7,566 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Kemsing & Otford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kemsing & Otford, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.