Crime Rates at Oliver Road, Swanley, BR8 7EA

Oliver Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 55th 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 Oliver Road (BR8 7EA) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Road (BR8 7EA), 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.