Total Crime Rate

42.9 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 42.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waverley Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 413th 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 Waverley Avenue (SG19 1TD) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Avenue (SG19 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talisman Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talisman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Georgetown Road —
Sep 2025Public order Talisman Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engayne Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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