Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Northill , and the 100th 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 The Close (SG19 2BL) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% higher than the Northill average (52.9 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (SG19 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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