Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claremont Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 14th lowest 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 Claremont Road (BR8 7QS) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont Road (BR8 7QS), 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.
View Crime In Hextable| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawfords | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crawfords | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herongate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Puddledock Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Puddledock Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawfords | Under investigation |
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