Arlesey & Henlow
Middle areaEast Central Bedfordshire. 13,037 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Arlesey & Henlow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Arlesey & Henlow
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Arlesey & Henlow at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 229 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 193 |
| Other crime | 119 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Arlesey & Henlow compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Arlesey & Henlow safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Arlesey & Henlow at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Arlesey & Henlow.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (229), violence and sexual offences (193) and other crime (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Arlesey & Henlow alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Arlesey & Henlow in brief
The median price paid for a home in Arlesey & Henlow was £355,000 in 2025.
Arlesey & Henlow had 12,185 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Arlesey & Henlow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Arlesey & Henlow, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.