Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 871 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 Church Road (SG5 4LX) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SG5 4LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crofts (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mowbrays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regent Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowsweet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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