Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Farm Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 60th 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 Farm Avenue (BR8 7JA) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Avenue (BR8 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Wood End. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Farm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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