Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 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 66.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 118th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (BR8 7LS) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BR8 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near St David'S Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emersons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emersons Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emersons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emersons Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawfords Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawfords Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawfords Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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