Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bunyan Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 61st highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bunyan Road (SG19 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunyan Road (SG19 1BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talisman Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bunyan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talisman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talisman Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Georgetown Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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