Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 80th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potton Road (SG18 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potton Road (SG18 0EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fisher Mead. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Potton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carter Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rouse Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rouse Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torquay Close —
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Data Sources

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