Crap Towns / Shefford / Crime

How much crime is there in Shefford?

The police recorded 79.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shefford from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 67.3, down from 81.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	81.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	90.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	67.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.5	34.1
Shoplifting	22.0	7.1
Vehicle crime	7.3	3.8
Public order	5.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Other theft	5.7	5.4
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Drugs	2.0	2.4
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shefford	–	79.9
Letchworth	9.8 km	65.6
Wixams	11.2 km	62.7
Baldock	11.4 km	61.9
Sandy	11.4 km	61.0
Biggleswade	7.5 km	55.2
Hitchin	10.3 km	54.6
Arlesey	5.1 km	42.3
Flitwick	11.9 km	40.5
Stotfold	7.1 km	33.8
Ampthill	11.5 km	33.1
The typical town	–	76.2