Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Northill , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SG18 9NA) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Northill average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SG18 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bancroft Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
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