Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Engayne Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 60th highest crime rate of 874 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 Engayne Avenue (SG19 1BN) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% higher than the Sandy average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Engayne Avenue (SG19 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Engayne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Western Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medusa Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Road —
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Data Sources

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