Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Auckland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 236th highest crime rate of 874 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 Auckland Road (SG18 0DR) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Biggleswade East average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Auckland Road (SG18 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Winston Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Drove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindsell Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shuttleworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shuttleworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barn Field Close | Under investigation |
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