Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandtoft Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandtoft Road (SE7 7LR) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandtoft Road (SE7 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Bowen Drive. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlton Hornfair| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastcombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernard Ashley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlecombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlecombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Burton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hassendean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hassendean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernard Ashley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bowen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eastcombe Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bernard Ashley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Craigerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Craigerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furzefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furzefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Furzefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandtoft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandtoft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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