Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brunswick Place area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 339th lowest 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 Brunswick Place (SG18 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Place (SG18 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bonds Lane, where police recorded 74 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vickers Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shuttleworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shuttleworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wells Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilsheres Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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