Postcode district · Arlesey
Crime in SG15
How much crime is recorded in SG15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 6,366 (2024)
SG15Postcode district · Arlesey
How safe is SG15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG15, 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
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
SG15National
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.