Total Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 85th 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 Maple Close (BR8 7YN) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Close (BR8 7YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sprucedale Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitecroft (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kettlewell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprucedale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitecroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Whitecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Under investigation |
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