Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Sandy, SG19 1ES

Bedford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 87th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (SG19 1ES) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (SG19 1ES), 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.