Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Drove Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drove Road (SG18 0HW) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (SG18 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Stoneland Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B1040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chew Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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