Total Crime Rate

30.4 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 30.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

The Rookery area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sandy , and the 281st 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 The Rookery (SG19 2UR) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Sandy average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rookery (SG19 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weavers Green, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawk Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Rookery area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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