Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sharpenhoe Road area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 54th highest crime rate of 874 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 Sharpenhoe Road (LU3 3PS) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 344.1% higher than the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharpenhoe Road (LU3 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bury Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sharpenhoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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