Total Crime Rate
78.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plantation Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 88th 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 Plantation Road (BR8 7SB) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Swanley White Oak average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plantation Road (BR8 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Panter'S, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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