Total Crime Rate

879.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 879.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 249.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 216.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.3 10/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (BR8 7AB) in the last 12 months was 879.5 per 1,000 residents and was 547.3% higher than the Swanley St Mary's average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (BR8 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevan Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Bevan Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Birchwood Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bartholomew Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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