Berry Hill · Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston · Public domainRecorded crime in Sandy Level, without a grade
Sandy Level has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Henry County. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Sandy Level alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Martinsville (C), 11 miles away. Within a 25-mile drive lie 2 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in Sandy Level
Policed by the county
Sandy Level is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Henry County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Henry County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Sandy Level. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Martinsville (C, 11 mi), Danville (D, 18 mi), Rocky Mount (D, 31 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Sandy Level. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Henry County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Henry County without police of their own, which include Sandy Level.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Henry County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | C | 11 mi | 4.3 | 13.8 |
| Danville | D | 18 mi | 3.4 | 28.4 |
| Rocky Mount | D | 31 mi | 1.1 | 42.0 |
| Altavista | C− | 45 mi | 2.4 | 31.6 |
| South Boston | C− | 46 mi | 4.5 | 22.2 |
| Vinton | C | 49 mi | 2.0 | 19.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Sandy Level. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Sandy Level.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Sandy Level’s roads in 2019–2023
Sandy Level had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Virginia towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Sandy Level’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Sandy Level’s own rate (49.1) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Sandy Level and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Sandy Level
Is Sandy Level, VA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Sandy Level. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Martinsville (C, 11 mi), Danville (D, 18 mi), Rocky Mount (D, 31 mi).
Who polices Sandy Level?
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office. Sandy Level is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Henry County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Sandy Level.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.