Crime Rates at Sandy Road, Erith, DA8 1FJ

Sandy Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

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 Road (DA8 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Road (DA8 1FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.