Total Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 107.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leechcroft Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Swanley White Oak , and the 31st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leechcroft Avenue (BR8 8AP) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% higher than the Swanley White Oak average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechcroft Avenue (BR8 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downsview Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leechcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lullingstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downsview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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