Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Ridge area has the 36th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Ridge (BR7 5DP) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Ridge (BR7 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walden Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bettenson Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandy Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Bettenson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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