Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wakes Row area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakes Row (SG18 0PN) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 295.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakes Row (SG18 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Fisher Mead. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakes Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Potton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carter Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryants Edge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chew Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boddington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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