Total Crime Rate

139.9 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 139.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Osborn Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 83rd 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 Osborn Crescent (SG17 5BT) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 211.5% higher than the Meppershall & Shillington average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborn Crescent (SG17 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Old Station Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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