Total Crime Rate

84.8 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Robert Hunt Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 183rd 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 Robert Hunt Gardens (SG19 1UH) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Hunt Gardens (SG19 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Hunt Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Filland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Hunt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Hunt Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Gardens
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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