Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mallow Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 293rd 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 Mallow Drive (SG5 4JN) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallow Drive (SG5 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhock Walk. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stotfold| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pix Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhock Walk | Further action is not in the public interest |
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