Total Crime Rate

356.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 356.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Other theft 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (SG18 0JS) in the last 12 months was 356.6 per 1,000 residents and was 654.5% higher than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (SG18 0JS), 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 Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bonds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonds Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigham Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Dells Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Dells Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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