Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
WardSouth Sevenoaks. About 2,436 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 33 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone at a rate of 36.1 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, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (30), anti-social behaviour (15) and criminal damage and arson (14).
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 ward, so they describe all of Sevenoaks and not Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone alone. See Sevenoaks
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone in brief
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone had 2,472 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone, 31.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.