Crime Rates at River View, Shefford, SG17 5FL

River View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 127th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around River View (SG17 5FL) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View (SG17 5FL), 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.