Crap Towns / Swanscombe / Crime

How much crime is there in Swanscombe?

The police recorded 79.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Swanscombe 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 33.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 73.4, down from 82.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	82.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	73.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.2	3.8
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Public order	4.0	6.6
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Shoplifting	3.2	7.1
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.5	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	2.5 km	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	4.0 km	132
Tilbury	4.4 km	120
Gravesend	6.0 km	98.6
Northfleet	2.8 km	96.5
Dartford	4.6 km	92.6
Grays	4.5 km	90.0
Purfleet-on-Thames	4.4 km	85.7
Chadwell St Mary	6.1 km	81.3
Swanscombe	–	79.1
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	6.6 km	46.0
The typical town	–	76.2