Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 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 134.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southfields area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 874 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 Southfields (SG17 5SL) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfields (SG17 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Lucas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maple Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Southfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Close —
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Data Sources

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