Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dapifer Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dapifer Drive (SG19 1QL) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dapifer Drive (SG19 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dapifer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greens Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greens Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickhill Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Berwick Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Road —
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Data Sources

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