Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 29th highest crime rate of 874 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 1JP) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (SG19 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Square, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peel'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ongley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greens Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B1042 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherrycroft —
Apr 2026Drugs Greens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greens Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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