Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saffron Close 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 Saffron Close (SG15 6TW) 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 Saffron Close (SG15 6TW), the main crime hotspot is near The Rally. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saffron Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rally Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carters Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carters Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saffron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Rally Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saffron Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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