Crap Towns / Swanley / Crime

How much crime is there in Swanley?

The police recorded 77.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Swanley from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 74.6, down from 87.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	74.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.5	34.1
Shoplifting	9.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.3	7.0
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.4	3.8
Public order	4.0	6.6
Drugs	3.5	2.4
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	8.4 km	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	12.2 km	132
Greenwich	11.6 km	94.9
Dartford	7.0 km	92.6
Purfleet-on-Thames	10.3 km	85.7
Swanscombe	10.7 km	79.1
Swanley	–	77.5
Bromley	8.8 km	72.4
Bexley	7.2 km	67.4
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	10.1 km	46.0
Otford and Kemsing	9.5 km	31.2
The typical town	–	76.2