Crime Rates at London Road, Swanley, BR8 7AQ

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 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 7AQ) in the last 12 months was 670.7 per 1,000 residents and was 443.3% higher than the Swanley St Mary's average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 253.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (BR8 7AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilac Gardens, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.