Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Rise area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 174th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Rise (SG19 1AY) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Sandy average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Rise (SG19 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherrycroft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ongley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Roman View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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