Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.3 3/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandy Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 318th 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 Sandy Road (SG19 2QA) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Potton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Road (SG19 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Festival Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Paddocks (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Catherines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Catherines Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Munkman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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