Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dickens Boulevard area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 871 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 Dickens Boulevard (SG5 4FD) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Boulevard (SG5 4FD), 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 Dickens Boulevard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Copperfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kipling Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earnshaw Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Place —
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 2025Burglary Palmerston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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