Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Midland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 117th 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 Midland Road (SG19 1EF) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Sandy average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (SG19 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banks Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Banks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medusa Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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