Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 8AP
How much crime is recorded in BR8 8AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley East & Hextable
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,505 (2024)
BR8 8APSwanley
How safe is BR8 8AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 8AP 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8APNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.