Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 435th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SG5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (SG5 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crofts (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stotfold| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mowbrays | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crofts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherstones | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mowbrays | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mowbray Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upperstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Home Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barndell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blacksmith Close | — |
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