Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sandbach Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandbach Place (SE18 7EX) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbach Place (SE18 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Park, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandbach Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruddstreet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudson Place
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hudson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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