Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Sandy, SG19 1EP

Bedford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 871 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 Bedford Road (SG19 1EP) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (SG19 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcmurdo Court, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.