Postcode district · Swanley
Crime in BR8
How much crime is recorded in BR8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,766 (2024)
BR8Postcode district · Swanley
How safe is BR8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR8, below 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
BR8National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs3.02.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.