Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ship Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 86th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ship Lane (BR8 7PB) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ship Lane (BR8 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ship Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ship Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Lane —
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Data Sources

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