Total Crime Rate

580.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 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 580.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 430.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Wharf area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 5th 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 The Wharf (SG17 5UH) in the last 12 months was 580.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1003.3% higher than the Meppershall & Shillington average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wharf (SG17 5UH), 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 The Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iveldale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iveldale Drive —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gresham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heronslee Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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