Total Crime Rate
45.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dahlia Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 180th lowest 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 Dahlia Drive (BR8 7XS) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dahlia Drive (BR8 7XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downsview Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leechcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Downsview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dahlia Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dahlia Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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