Crime Rate in Sandy, ward

Sandy has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2558th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 228th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sandy in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 487 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 95.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 576 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandy ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Armistice Croft. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.