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Crime in SG17 5HD
How much crime is recorded in SG17 5HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton, Meppershall & Stondon
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,773 (2024)
How safe is SG17 5HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG17 5HD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5HDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Vehicle crime13.43.5
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.