Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandy Hill Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 247th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Hill Road (SE18 7BA) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Hill Road (SE18 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandy Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttmarsh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttmarsh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plumstead Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs De Haviland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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