Crime Rate in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe, ward

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 1725th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 266th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Fisher Close, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Old Silsoe Road (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.