Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 62.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 53rd 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 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% 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 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (9 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downsview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahlia Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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