Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sermon Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 69th lowest 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 Sermon Drive (BR8 7HT) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sermon Drive (BR8 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Hill, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sermon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavender Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Irving Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lynden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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