Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (SG18 0AT) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (SG18 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Twitchell
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonds Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bonds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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