Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Maple Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 45th 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 Maple Drive (SG17 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 315.4% higher than the Meppershall & Shillington average (44.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Drive (SG17 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Meppershall & Shillington

Crime Over Time in Maple Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinemead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peartree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑