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Crime in SG5 4PL
How much crime is recorded in SG5 4PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stotfold
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
How safe is SG5 4PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 4PL area, well 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
SG5 4PLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.24.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.