Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Sandpiper Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 97th 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 Sandpiper Drive (DA8 2NH) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 185.3% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Drive (DA8 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snipe Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpiper Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenningtree Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canada Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canada Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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