Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 7YN
How much crime is recorded in BR8 7YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley East & Hextable
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
BR8 7YNSwanley
How safe is BR8 7YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 7YN 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7YNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.