Crime Rates at The Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1ER

The Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SG19 1ER) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SG19 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivermead Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robert Hunt Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.