Total Crime Rate

86.4 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Common Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 174th 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 Common Road (SG5 4DF) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% 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 ( 481.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road (SG5 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astwick Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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