Postcode · Shefford
Crime in SG17 5DN
How much crime is recorded in SG17 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shefford & Shillington
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,914 (2024)
SG17 5DNShefford
How safe is SG17 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG17 5DN 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
SG17 5DNNational
Shoplifting23.08.4
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.