Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Doyle Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 157th highest crime rate of 871 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 Doyle Place (SG5 4BF) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% higher than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doyle Place (SG5 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Copperfield Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doyle Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nickleby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dickens Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Copperfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earnshaw Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Copperfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Kipling Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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