Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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

Dapifer Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 871 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 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dapifer Drive (SG19 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dapifer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bidlake Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Road —
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Data Sources

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