Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 166th 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 Abbey Grove (SG19 1QR) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Grove (SG19 1QR), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Berwick Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandon Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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