Total Crime Rate
165.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandling Rise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 176th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
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 Sandling Rise (SE9 3AT) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% higher than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandling Rise (SE9 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near William Barefoot Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Witherston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Barefoot Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Badgers Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swithland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Harry Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandling Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandling Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandling Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Barefoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Barefoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Barefoot Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Barefoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Barefoot Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Barefoot Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jason Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Witherston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Wood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunkery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altash Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandling Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunkery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Wood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunkery Road | Local resolution |
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