Total Crime Rate
356.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church 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.
View Crime In Biggleswade East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bonds Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonds Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brigham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Dells | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Dells | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonds Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Palace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Local resolution |
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