Total Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Almond Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 70th 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 Almond Drive (BR8 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Almond Drive (BR8 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart Dyke Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wisteria Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrolds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hart Dyke Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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