Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Signal Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton, Henlow & Langford , and the 210th highest crime rate of 874 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 Signal Close (SG16 6FF) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Clifton, Henlow & Langford average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Signal Close (SG16 6FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loganberry Way, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boundary Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Signal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loganberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Close —
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Data Sources

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