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Crime in SG19

How much crime is recorded in SG19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
31,300 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG19

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG19, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

SG19National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
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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