Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 8AY
How much crime is recorded in BR8 8AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley South & Crockenhill
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
BR8 8AYSwanley
How safe is BR8 8AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 8AY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
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 8AYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.44.6
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.