Total Crime Rate

76.9 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 216th highest 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 High Street (SG15 6SL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG15 6SL), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cricketer'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Davis' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weavers Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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