Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Common Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 217th highest crime rate of 874 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 Common Road (SG5 4DF) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 309.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road (SG5 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Road. Police recorded 19 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 Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vaughan Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vaughan Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vaughan Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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