Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Station Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 68th 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 Old Station Way (SG17 5ED) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 194.3% higher than the Meppershall & Shillington average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Station Way (SG17 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duck Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Station Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midland Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Midland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Midland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsmede Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shepherds Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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