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Crime in SG17

How much crime is recorded in SG17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
21,489 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG17

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG17, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

SG17National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting7.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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