Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 40th 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 Park Road (SG19 1JB) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 138.5% 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 Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (SG19 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bidlake Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dapifer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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