Total Crime Rate

97.6 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 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Winchester Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 871 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 Winchester Road (SG19 1RG) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (SG19 1RG), 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 Winchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talisman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Talisman Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —

Data Sources

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