Crime Rate in Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village, ward

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 3410th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 621st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 43 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bevan Place (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.