Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sandbanks area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

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 Sandbanks (SS7 2AW) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Hadleigh St James average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbanks (SS7 2AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Saltings (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbanks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homestead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commonhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Saltings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Saltings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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