Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Way (SG5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (SG5 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Olives (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arlesey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Olives Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Olives Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Olives Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upperstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mowbrays Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mowbrays Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barndell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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