Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sprucedale Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swanley St Mary's , and the 14th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sprucedale Close (BR8 7YT) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% higher than the Swanley St Mary's average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sprucedale Close (BR8 7YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sprucedale Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitecroft (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sprucedale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sprucedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprucedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprucedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollytree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garrolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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