Crime Rates at Sandgate Road, Welling, DA16 1BE

Sandgate Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

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 Sandgate Road (DA16 1BE) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (DA16 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hadlow Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.