Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Five Wents area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 180th lowest 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 Five Wents (BR8 7LE) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Swanley White Oak average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Five Wents (BR8 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Five Wents, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dahlia Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Five Wents area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahlia Drive —
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Data Sources

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