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Swanscombe

Middle area

East Dartford. 8,372 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Swanscombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 3,098th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,138
Joint 3,314th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Swanscombe

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swanscombe at a rate of 92.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 105.9 per 1,000 people across Dartford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences269
Anti-social behaviour136
Other crime133
Criminal damage and arson110
Vehicle crime54
Drug offences39
Burglary21
Robbery8
Shoplifting1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Swanscombe compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

SwanscombeMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Dartford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from £320,000 to £540,000. The middle area is £372,500. Swanscombe is £320,000.
£320,000cheapest
Population13 middle areas, Dartford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 5,999 to 14,925. The middle area is 7,727. Swanscombe is 8,138.
8,1386th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Dartford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 50.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Swanscombe is 77.0%.
77%joint 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Dartford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 59.3% to 97.6%. The middle area is 83.4%. Swanscombe is 91.9%.
91.9%4th highest

Is Swanscombe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swanscombe at a rate of 92.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 105.9 per 1,000 people across Dartford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swanscombe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (269), anti-social behaviour (136) and other crime (133).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dartford

These figures are published for the whole of Dartford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dartford and not Swanscombe alone. See Dartford

Average house price
£347,773
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,091
62nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.4
127th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Swanscombe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swanscombe was £320,000 in 2025.

Swanscombe had 8,138 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Swanscombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Swanscombe, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.