Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

London Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 175th 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 London Road (SG19 1EX) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SG19 1EX), 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.

View Crime In Sandy

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivermead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivermead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rivermead Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcmurdo Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑