Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Groveside area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groveside (SG16 6AR) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (54.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveside (SG16 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Groveside. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Groveside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveside —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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