Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandford Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

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 (ME10 1PP) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (ME10 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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