Postcode · Swanley
Crime in BR8 8NT
How much crime is recorded in BR8 8NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley South & Crockenhill
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,683 (2024)
BR8 8NTSwanley
How safe is BR8 8NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR8 8NT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8NTNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.