Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glebe Close (SG19 1LW) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Close (SG19 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Hunt Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sandy| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Hunt Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banks Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Banks Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Banks Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greens Close | — |
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