Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hitchin Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 381st 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 Hitchin Road (SG15 6RR) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (SG15 6RR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Straw Plait Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Hitchin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Straw Plait Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Davis' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weavers Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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