Total Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowsweet Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 103rd lowest 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 Meadowsweet Way (SG5 4QF) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (54.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Way (SG5 4QF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Bryony Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upperstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barndell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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