Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hillfoot Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 90th 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 Hillfoot Road (SG5 3NR) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillfoot Road (SG5 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillfoot Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillfoot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jepps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hillfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jepps Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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