Crime in Swanscombe
Recorded crime in Swanscombe is about the Dartford average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 5%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Swanscombe: about 14,837 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −5%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Dartford average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Swanscombe.
Crime over 5 years
Down 5% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Swanscombe, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Dartford average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 112 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 20 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DA9
In DA9, the postcode district at the centre of Swanscombe, 14% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 1,041 | 21% | 41% | 8% | 29% | 1% |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 622 | 9% | 8% | 60% | 17% | 7% |
| Other theft | 154 | 1% | 4% | 18% | 69% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 140 | 6% | 4% | 31% | 57% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 137 | 3% | 1% | 13% | 80% | 4% |
| Public order | 104 | 16% | 7% | 38% | 31% | 8% |
| Drugs | 73 | 21% | 16% | 19% | 41% | 3% |
| Other crime | 59 | 22% | 8% | 37% | 20% | 12% |
| Burglary | 53 | 8% | 2% | 23% | 64% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Dartford, 2023 to 2025: 323 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 68 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 5 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 21% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 34.8 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 3.1 |
| Other theft | 8.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.4 |
| Public order | 6.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 28.7 |
Postcode districts in Swanscombe
Nearby towns
Council: Dartford
Questions about crime in Swanscombe
- Is Swanscombe a safe place to live?
- Swanscombe scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Dartford average.
- Is crime going up or down in Swanscombe?
- Down 5% over 5 years, from 1,756 recorded crimes a year to 1,671.
- What is the most common crime in Swanscombe?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Swanscombe compare with Dartford?
- Crime severity in Swanscombe is about the Dartford average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Swanscombe?
- In DA9, the postcode district at the centre of Swanscombe, 14% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 35% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Swanscombe?
- Of 53 burglaries reported in DA9, the postcode district at the centre of Swanscombe between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 64% were closed with no suspect identified.