Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 347th 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 Lawrence Road (SG18 0LT) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (SG18 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lawrence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barn Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shuttleworth Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shuttleworth Court β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsell Crescent β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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