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Crime in SG15 6UP

How much crime is recorded in SG15 6UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Arlesey & Henlow
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,177 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG15 6UP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG15 6UP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SG15 6UPNational
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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