Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 178th highest crime rate of 871 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 Newton Way (SG19 1QX) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Way (SG19 1QX), 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 Newton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bidlake Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B1042 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1042 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 2025Other theft Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dapifer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
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Data Sources

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