Crime Rates at College Road, Sandy, SG19 1RJ

College Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 60th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (SG19 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% higher than the Sandy average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (SG19 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.