Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Market Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 79th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (SG19 1LA) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (SG19 1LA), 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 Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Public order B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bidlake Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Hunt Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dapifer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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