Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandwood Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 124th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwood Road (CT13 0AF) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Eastry Rural average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandwood Road (CT13 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Burch Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sandwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moat Sole | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honfleur Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Bart'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Bart'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burch Avenue | Under investigation |
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