Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 7HS
How much crime is recorded in BR8 7HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley West
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
BR8 7HSSwanley
How safe is BR8 7HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 7HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BR8 7HSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.41.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 70% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.