Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heron Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 64th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Way (SG5 4QB) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Way (SG5 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Coppice Mead. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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