Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 5FN) 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 5FN), 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 River View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duck Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Duck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spitfire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Duck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsmede Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Midland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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