Total Crime Rate
120.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 107th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SG15 6TA) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SG15 6TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arlesey & Fairfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Chase | — |
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