Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Avenue (BR8 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Avenue (BR8 7DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Laburnum Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hart Dyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ellis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morello Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavender Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Lynden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hart Dyke Road —
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Data Sources

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