Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swanley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swanley Road (DA16 1LH) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 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 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanley Road (DA16 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Wrotham Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrotham Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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