Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (MK45 5JL) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (MK45 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Pyghtle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pyghtle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pyghtle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pyghtle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Close | Under investigation |
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