There were a total of 84 street level crime incidents in Sandling in April 2021. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Sandling, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 29 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 19 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 12 |
| Other Theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public Order | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Bicycle Theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2 |
| Other Crime | 2 |
| All Crime | 84 |
Map of street level crime incidents in April 2021
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Sandling. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Sandling
We've taken the ten nearest places to town; ?> and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Sandling has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Penenden Heath (0.88 miles) | 410 |
| Harbourland (1.39 miles) | 285 |
| Allington (0.88 miles) | 142 |
| Aylesford (1.86 miles) | 87 |
| Sandling | 84 |
| Abbey Gate | 84 |
| Little Preston (1.24 miles) | 73 |
| Boxley (1.24 miles) | 70 |
| Royal British Legion Village (1.96 miles) | 59 |
| Eccles (1.75 miles) | 28 |
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Most violent places near Sandling
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Sandling and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Penenden Heath | 167 |
| Harbourland | 121 |
| Allington | 59 |
| Boxley | 32 |
| Sandling | 29 |
| Abbey Gate | 29 |
| Aylesford | 18 |
| Royal British Legion Village | 17 |
| Little Preston | 16 |
| Eccles | 6 |
Information provided by data.police.uk
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