Crime Rates at London Road, Swanley, BR8 7AS

London Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 105th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (BR8 7AS) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (BR8 7AS), 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.