Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cromer Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 154th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromer Way (LU2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Way (LU2 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Langham Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Thetford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broadacres Under investigation
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Data Sources

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