Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 209th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandford Road (DA7 4AX) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (DA7 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stratton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheridan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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