Total Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medusa Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sandy , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 874 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 Medusa Way (SG19 1TH) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Medusa Way (SG19 1TH), 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.
View Crime In Sandy| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medusa Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brindley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Road | — |
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