Crime Rates at Yew Tree Walk, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5HN

Yew Tree Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton, Henlow & Langford , and the 384th highest crime rate of 871 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 Yew Tree Walk (SG17 5HN) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Clifton, Henlow & Langford average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Walk (SG17 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Stockbridge Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.