Crime Rate in Arlesey & Fairfield, ward

Arlesey & Fairfield has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2772nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 432nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Arlesey & Fairfield in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Arlesey & Fairfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Arlesey & Fairfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Albone Avenue, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital Road (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.