Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walnut Tree Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton, Henlow & Langford , and the 382nd 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 Walnut Tree Way (SG17 5AB) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Clifton, Henlow & Langford average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Way (SG17 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Crackle Hill Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilltop View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glovers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookmead —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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