Local authority · Kent Police
Recorded crime in Sevenoaks
12 months to June 2026
62.8recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 7,738 offences in Sevenoaks in the 12 months to June 2026, down 0.6% (47) on the previous 12 months. That is 62.8 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.
- Home Office · data.police.uk
- street-level crime archive
- local authority via LSOA lookup
- population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 123,183
Since 2011
The chart as a table
| Period | Recorded offences per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|
| Year to June 2012 | 63.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2013 | 66.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2014 | 65.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2015 | 65 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2016 | 67.5 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2017 | 74.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2018 | 88 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2019 | 80.9 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2020 | 84.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2021 | 84.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2022 | 75.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2023 | 74.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2024 | 70.6 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2025 | 63.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2026 | 62.8 per 1,000 residents |
Monthly trend
The chart as a table
| Period | Monthly recorded crime |
|---|---|
| December 2010 | 637 offences |
| January 2011 | 657 offences |
| February 2011 | 653 offences |
| March 2011 | 722 offences |
| April 2011 | 662 offences |
| May 2011 | 651 offences |
| June 2011 | 542 offences |
| July 2011 | 689 offences |
| August 2011 | 710 offences |
| September 2011 | 620 offences |
| October 2011 | 730 offences |
| November 2011 | 616 offences |
| December 2011 | 540 offences |
| January 2012 | 558 offences |
| February 2012 | 539 offences |
| March 2012 | 580 offences |
| April 2012 | 591 offences |
| May 2012 | 573 offences |
| June 2012 | 594 offences |
| July 2012 | 682 offences |
| August 2012 | 696 offences |
| September 2012 | 637 offences |
| October 2012 | 720 offences |
| November 2012 | 643 offences |
| December 2012 | 555 offences |
| January 2013 | 632 offences |
| February 2013 | 603 offences |
| March 2013 | 596 offences |
| April 2013 | 597 offences |
| May 2013 | 707 offences |
| June 2013 | 649 offences |
| July 2013 | 694 offences |
| August 2013 | 663 offences |
| September 2013 | 709 offences |
| October 2013 | 717 offences |
| November 2013 | 578 offences |
| December 2013 | 652 offences |
| January 2014 | 565 offences |
| February 2014 | 559 offences |
| March 2014 | 606 offences |
| April 2014 | 606 offences |
| May 2014 | 630 offences |
| June 2014 | 741 offences |
| July 2014 | 672 offences |
| August 2014 | 669 offences |
| September 2014 | 703 offences |
| October 2014 | 674 offences |
| November 2014 | 663 offences |
| December 2014 | 669 offences |
| January 2015 | 605 offences |
| February 2015 | 520 offences |
| March 2015 | 600 offences |
| April 2015 | 570 offences |
| May 2015 | 660 offences |
| June 2015 | 643 offences |
| July 2015 | 699 offences |
| August 2015 | 644 offences |
| September 2015 | 601 offences |
| October 2015 | 737 offences |
| November 2015 | 629 offences |
| December 2015 | 708 offences |
| January 2016 | 652 offences |
| February 2016 | 648 offences |
| March 2016 | 710 offences |
| April 2016 | 680 offences |
| May 2016 | 611 offences |
| June 2016 | 670 offences |
| July 2016 | 748 offences |
| August 2016 | 689 offences |
| September 2016 | 650 offences |
| October 2016 | 682 offences |
| November 2016 | 676 offences |
| December 2016 | 648 offences |
| January 2017 | 706 offences |
| February 2017 | 646 offences |
| March 2017 | 717 offences |
| April 2017 | 858 offences |
| May 2017 | 881 offences |
| June 2017 | 903 offences |
| July 2017 | 999 offences |
| August 2017 | 835 offences |
| September 2017 | 773 offences |
| October 2017 | 903 offences |
| November 2017 | 1,010 offences |
| December 2017 | 764 offences |
| January 2018 | 796 offences |
| February 2018 | 758 offences |
| March 2018 | 895 offences |
| April 2018 | 900 offences |
| May 2018 | 931 offences |
| June 2018 | 926 offences |
| July 2018 | 974 offences |
| August 2018 | 903 offences |
| September 2018 | 824 offences |
| October 2018 | 865 offences |
| November 2018 | 649 offences |
| December 2018 | 387 offences |
| January 2019 | 825 offences |
| February 2019 | 694 offences |
| March 2019 | 832 offences |
| April 2019 | 969 offences |
| May 2019 | 931 offences |
| June 2019 | 822 offences |
| July 2019 | 809 offences |
| August 2019 | 742 offences |
| September 2019 | 787 offences |
| October 2019 | 990 offences |
| November 2019 | 923 offences |
| December 2019 | 748 offences |
| January 2020 | 848 offences |
| February 2020 | 735 offences |
| March 2020 | 787 offences |
| April 2020 | 870 offences |
| May 2020 | 953 offences |
| June 2020 | 907 offences |
| July 2020 | 917 offences |
| August 2020 | 884 offences |
| September 2020 | 783 offences |
| October 2020 | 851 offences |
| November 2020 | 872 offences |
| December 2020 | 740 offences |
| January 2021 | 841 offences |
| February 2021 | 857 offences |
| March 2021 | 884 offences |
| April 2021 | 894 offences |
| May 2021 | 855 offences |
| June 2021 | 823 offences |
| July 2021 | 867 offences |
| August 2021 | 801 offences |
| September 2021 | 778 offences |
| October 2021 | 775 offences |
| November 2021 | 775 offences |
| December 2021 | 744 offences |
| January 2022 | 744 offences |
| February 2022 | 691 offences |
| March 2022 | 713 offences |
| April 2022 | 715 offences |
| May 2022 | 740 offences |
| June 2022 | 783 offences |
| July 2022 | 815 offences |
| August 2022 | 869 offences |
| September 2022 | 773 offences |
| October 2022 | 799 offences |
| November 2022 | 732 offences |
| December 2022 | 699 offences |
| January 2023 | 671 offences |
| February 2023 | 713 offences |
| March 2023 | 714 offences |
| April 2023 | 752 offences |
| May 2023 | 735 offences |
| June 2023 | 780 offences |
| July 2023 | 782 offences |
| August 2023 | 699 offences |
| September 2023 | 797 offences |
| October 2023 | 733 offences |
| November 2023 | 702 offences |
| December 2023 | 676 offences |
| January 2024 | 672 offences |
| February 2024 | 659 offences |
| March 2024 | 723 offences |
| April 2024 | 696 offences |
| May 2024 | 798 offences |
| June 2024 | 728 offences |
| July 2024 | 682 offences |
| August 2024 | 727 offences |
| September 2024 | 605 offences |
| October 2024 | 669 offences |
| November 2024 | 638 offences |
| December 2024 | 613 offences |
| January 2025 | 616 offences |
| February 2025 | 635 offences |
| March 2025 | 661 offences |
| April 2025 | 600 offences |
| May 2025 | 686 offences |
| June 2025 | 653 offences |
| July 2025 | 752 offences |
| August 2025 | 702 offences |
| September 2025 | 562 offences |
| October 2025 | 638 offences |
| November 2025 | 622 offences |
| December 2025 | 627 offences |
| January 2026 | 579 offences |
| February 2026 | 579 offences |
| March 2026 | 700 offences |
| April 2026 | 649 offences |
| May 2026 | 677 offences |
| June 2026 | 651 offences |
Official figures for this area
Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.
| Series | Latest | A year earlier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people | 4 | 3 | Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 5,889 | — | Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013) |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 32 | — | Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022) |
| Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 32 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 950 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 842 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 110,029 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 3,484 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 44 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 113 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 113 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 8,709 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 7,102 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households | 754 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households | 268 | — | Census 2021 |
| Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million | 11 | 3 | Q1 2026-27 |
| Council spending on servicesYear ending March 2025 · £ million | 6 | -2 | Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) |
| Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · £ a year | 1,962 | — | 2026-27 |
| Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation listsYear ending March 2025 · dwellings | 7,730 | — | 2025, as at 31 March 2025 |
| Households assessed as owed a homelessness duty2026 Q1 · households | 31 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Households in temporary accommodation2026 Q1 · households | 45 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Deprivation domains: average score by district2025 · score | -0 | — | IoD2025 (v2) |
| Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent | 4 | 6 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month | 1,262 | 1,841 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| People resettled in each council area2021 Q3 · people | 9 | — | Resettlement by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
The chart as a table
| Period | Asylum seekers supported in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2020 Q4 | 1 people |
| 2021 Q1 | 1 people |
| 2021 Q2 | 1 people |
| 2025 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2025 Q2 | 3 people |
| 2025 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2025 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2026 Q1 | 4 people |
| 2026 Q2 | 4 people |
The chart as a table
| Period | Outstanding council borrowing by lender |
|---|---|
| 2018 Q1 | £5.3m |
| 2019 Q1 | £5.1m |
| 2020 Q1 | £5m |
| 2020 Q2 | £5m |
| 2020 Q3 | £5m |
| 2020 Q4 | £4.9m |
| 2021 Q1 | £4.9m |
| 2021 Q2 | £4.8m |
| 2021 Q3 | £4.8m |
| 2021 Q4 | £12.8m |
| 2022 Q1 | £12.8m |
| 2022 Q2 | £12.6m |
| 2022 Q3 | £12.6m |
| 2022 Q4 | £12.4m |
| 2023 Q1 | £1.5m |
| 2023 Q2 | £12.1m |
| 2023 Q3 | £12.1m |
| 2023 Q4 | £11.9m |
| 2024 Q1 | £2.6m |
| 2024 Q2 | £2.6m |
| 2024 Q3 | £2.6m |
| 2024 Q4 | £2.6m |
| 2025 Q1 | £2.6m |
| 2025 Q2 | £2.6m |
| 2025 Q3 | £2.6m |
| 2025 Q4 | £2.6m |
| 2026 Q1 | £2.6m |
| 2026 Q2 | £10.6m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Council spending by service |
|---|---|
| Year ending March 2018 | £1.6m |
| Year ending March 2019 | -£2m |
| Year ending March 2020 | £6.1m |
| Year ending March 2021 | £0m |
| Year ending March 2022 | -£1.6m |
| Year ending March 2023 | £0.5m |
| Year ending March 2024 | -£2.4m |
| Year ending March 2025 | £6m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Private rent annual change |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 2.3% |
| February 2016 | 2.3% |
| March 2016 | 1.8% |
| April 2016 | 1.4% |
| May 2016 | 1.4% |
| June 2016 | 1.5% |
| July 2016 | 1.4% |
| August 2016 | 0.9% |
| September 2016 | 0.8% |
| October 2016 | 1.6% |
| November 2016 | 2.2% |
| December 2016 | 2.1% |
| January 2017 | 2% |
| February 2017 | 2.1% |
| March 2017 | 2.9% |
| April 2017 | 3% |
| May 2017 | 3.5% |
| June 2017 | 3.8% |
| July 2017 | 3.7% |
| August 2017 | 4% |
| September 2017 | 3.8% |
| October 2017 | 3.4% |
| November 2017 | 2.2% |
| December 2017 | 2.2% |
| January 2018 | 1.2% |
| February 2018 | 1.1% |
| March 2018 | 1% |
| April 2018 | 1.6% |
| May 2018 | 2.6% |
| June 2018 | 3.4% |
| July 2018 | 2.8% |
| August 2018 | 2.9% |
| September 2018 | 2.9% |
| October 2018 | 3.1% |
| November 2018 | 3.6% |
| December 2018 | 4.3% |
| January 2019 | 4.2% |
| February 2019 | 3.8% |
| March 2019 | 3.7% |
| April 2019 | 2.4% |
| May 2019 | 1.5% |
| June 2019 | -0.2% |
| July 2019 | -0.1% |
| August 2019 | -0.1% |
| September 2019 | 0.3% |
| October 2019 | 0.2% |
| November 2019 | -0.1% |
| December 2019 | -0% |
| January 2020 | 0.1% |
| February 2020 | 0.6% |
| March 2020 | 0.9% |
| April 2020 | 0.9% |
| May 2020 | 0.9% |
| June 2020 | 1.1% |
| July 2020 | 0.4% |
| August 2020 | 1.2% |
| September 2020 | 0.7% |
| October 2020 | 0.6% |
| November 2020 | 0.1% |
| December 2020 | -0.4% |
| January 2021 | 0% |
| February 2021 | 0.5% |
| March 2021 | 2.4% |
| April 2021 | 3% |
| May 2021 | 3.8% |
| June 2021 | 4.7% |
| July 2021 | 6.1% |
| August 2021 | 6.7% |
| September 2021 | 7.4% |
| October 2021 | 7.9% |
| November 2021 | 8.7% |
| December 2021 | 8.2% |
| January 2022 | 8.9% |
| February 2022 | 9.3% |
| March 2022 | 8.5% |
| April 2022 | 9.7% |
| May 2022 | 9.2% |
| June 2022 | 9.2% |
| July 2022 | 6.6% |
| August 2022 | 5.8% |
| September 2022 | 5.6% |
| October 2022 | 6% |
| November 2022 | 6.2% |
| December 2022 | 6.8% |
| January 2023 | 6.3% |
| February 2023 | 6.2% |
| March 2023 | 4.8% |
| April 2023 | 3.8% |
| May 2023 | 3% |
| June 2023 | 2.3% |
| July 2023 | 3.4% |
| August 2023 | 3.5% |
| September 2023 | 4.4% |
| October 2023 | 3.6% |
| November 2023 | 3.6% |
| December 2023 | 3.3% |
| January 2024 | 3.8% |
| February 2024 | 3.5% |
| March 2024 | 3.9% |
| April 2024 | 2.3% |
| May 2024 | 4.6% |
| June 2024 | 6.6% |
| July 2024 | 5.4% |
| August 2024 | 6.7% |
| September 2024 | 6.5% |
| October 2024 | 8.4% |
| November 2024 | 8.6% |
| December 2024 | 9.3% |
| January 2025 | 7% |
| February 2025 | 8.5% |
| March 2025 | 7.9% |
| April 2025 | 8.4% |
| May 2025 | 5.9% |
| June 2025 | 7.3% |
| July 2025 | 5.6% |
| August 2025 | 5.5% |
| September 2025 | 1.7% |
| October 2025 | 2.7% |
| November 2025 | 3.2% |
| December 2025 | 3.8% |
| January 2026 | 4.2% |
| February 2026 | 3.8% |
| March 2026 | 2.2% |
| April 2026 | 2.3% |
| May 2026 | 3.6% |
| June 2026 | 3.5% |
| July 2026 | 4.3% |
The chart as a table
| Period | Average private rent a month |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | £1,997 |
| February 2015 | £811 |
| March 2015 | £1,988 |
| April 2015 | £1,999 |
| May 2015 | £1,043 |
| June 2015 | £1,044 |
| July 2015 | £1,261 |
| August 2015 | £1,052 |
| September 2015 | £825 |
| October 2015 | £822 |
| November 2015 | £826 |
| December 2015 | £833 |
| January 2016 | £834 |
| February 2016 | £832 |
| March 2016 | £1,271 |
| April 2016 | £1,056 |
| May 2016 | £829 |
| June 2016 | £831 |
| July 2016 | £833 |
| August 2016 | £830 |
| September 2016 | £831 |
| October 2016 | £835 |
| November 2016 | £844 |
| December 2016 | £850 |
| January 2017 | £1,313 |
| February 2017 | £1,309 |
| March 2017 | £1,084 |
| April 2017 | £2,093 |
| May 2017 | £1,095 |
| June 2017 | £2,116 |
| July 2017 | £2,118 |
| August 2017 | £2,118 |
| September 2017 | £1,100 |
| October 2017 | £2,120 |
| November 2017 | £1,335 |
| December 2017 | £869 |
| January 2018 | £866 |
| February 2018 | £1,327 |
| March 2018 | £1,096 |
| April 2018 | £875 |
| May 2018 | £886 |
| June 2018 | £898 |
| July 2018 | £896 |
| August 2018 | £1,372 |
| September 2018 | £894 |
| October 2018 | £896 |
| November 2018 | £901 |
| December 2018 | £903 |
| January 2019 | £902 |
| February 2019 | £1,138 |
| March 2019 | £2,185 |
| April 2019 | £1,375 |
| May 2019 | £1,377 |
| June 2019 | £1,373 |
| July 2019 | £2,173 |
| August 2019 | £1,135 |
| September 2019 | £2,180 |
| October 2019 | £1,381 |
| November 2019 | £1,383 |
| December 2019 | £2,193 |
| January 2020 | £2,191 |
| February 2020 | £912 |
| March 2020 | £913 |
| April 2020 | £914 |
| May 2020 | £915 |
| June 2020 | £914 |
| July 2020 | £914 |
| August 2020 | £916 |
| September 2020 | £914 |
| October 2020 | £917 |
| November 2020 | £913 |
| December 2020 | £910 |
| January 2021 | £1,147 |
| February 2021 | £1,157 |
| March 2021 | £1,176 |
| April 2021 | £1,179 |
| May 2021 | £2,272 |
| June 2021 | £1,453 |
| July 2021 | £1,471 |
| August 2021 | £971 |
| September 2021 | £974 |
| October 2021 | £973 |
| November 2021 | £972 |
| December 2021 | £972 |
| January 2022 | £982 |
| February 2022 | £993 |
| March 2022 | £1,011 |
| April 2022 | £1,025 |
| May 2022 | £1,028 |
| June 2022 | £1,586 |
| July 2022 | £2,525 |
| August 2022 | £1,585 |
| September 2022 | £1,586 |
| October 2022 | £1,589 |
| November 2022 | £1,591 |
| December 2022 | £1,309 |
| January 2023 | £2,576 |
| February 2023 | £1,627 |
| March 2023 | £1,634 |
| April 2023 | £1,641 |
| May 2023 | £1,336 |
| June 2023 | £1,327 |
| July 2023 | £2,604 |
| August 2023 | £1,642 |
| September 2023 | £1,658 |
| October 2023 | £1,647 |
| November 2023 | £1,650 |
| December 2023 | £1,351 |
| January 2024 | £2,655 |
| February 2024 | £1,682 |
| March 2024 | £1,696 |
| April 2024 | £1,694 |
| May 2024 | £2,701 |
| June 2024 | £2,718 |
| July 2024 | £1,743 |
| August 2024 | £1,751 |
| September 2024 | £1,765 |
| October 2024 | £1,452 |
| November 2024 | £1,168 |
| December 2024 | £2,820 |
| January 2025 | £1,818 |
| February 2025 | £2,849 |
| March 2025 | £1,831 |
| April 2025 | £1,834 |
| May 2025 | £1,506 |
| June 2025 | £1,514 |
| July 2025 | £1,841 |
| August 2025 | £1,831 |
| September 2025 | £1,818 |
| October 2025 | £1,825 |
| November 2025 | £2,860 |
| December 2025 | £2,898 |
| January 2026 | £2,928 |
| February 2026 | £1,895 |
| March 2026 | £1,555 |
| April 2026 | £1,900 |
| May 2026 | £1,252 |
| June 2026 | £1,914 |
| July 2026 | £1,262 |
The chart as a table
| Period | People resettled in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 11 people |
| 2017 Q4 | 5 people |
| 2018 Q2 | 6 people |
| 2020 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2021 Q3 | 9 people |
By category, 12 months to June 2026
| Category | Offences | Previous 12 months | Change | Per 1,000 | England & Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,516 | 2,621 | ▼ 4.0% | 20.4 | 34.7 |
| Anti-social behaviour (not a crime) | 1,492 | 1,150 | ▲ 29.7% | 12.1 | 15.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 764 | 807 | ▼ 5.3% | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| Other theft | 666 | 633 | ▲ 5.2% | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Shoplifting | 568 | 556 | ▲ 2.2% | 4.6 | 8.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 550 | 623 | ▼ 11.7% | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Burglary | 280 | 466 | ▼ 39.9% | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Drugs | 252 | 268 | ▼ 6.0% | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Public order | 241 | 298 | ▼ 19.1% | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Other crime | 241 | 225 | ▲ 7.1% | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Possession of weapons | 74 | 57 | ▲ 29.8% | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Robbery | 45 | 23 | ▲ 95.7% | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Theft from the person | 29 | 30 | ▼ 3.3% | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 28 | ▼ 28.6% | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Violent crime | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Important caveat
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
- Data
- data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
- Population
- ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
- Geography
- E07000111 · force Kent Police (E23000032)
- Rate
- offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
- Method
- Methodology