Crime Rate in Swanscombe, ward

Swanscombe has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 2048th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 255th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swanscombe in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swanscombe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swanscombe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gunn Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.