Crime Rates at High Street, Swanley, BR8 8AF

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Crockenhill and Well Hill , and the 6th 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 High Street (BR8 8AF) in the last 12 months was 294.7 per 1,000 residents and was 530.1% higher than the Crockenhill and Well Hill average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 163.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR8 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.