Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Walk area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 282nd lowest 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 New Walk (SG5 3NP) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Meppershall & Shillington average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Walk (SG5 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Marshalls Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Jepps Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marshalls Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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