Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 8HT
How much crime is recorded in BR8 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley South & Crockenhill
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
How safe is BR8 8HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 8HT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8HTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Drugs6.22.4
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.