Total Crime Rate
61.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stuart Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 132nd 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 Stuart Close (BR8 7LY) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stuart Close (BR8 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near B258. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hextable| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Home Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Egerton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Egerton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emersons Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Emersons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Emersons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emersons Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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