Crime Rates at Market Square, Biggleswade, SG18 8AP

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (SG18 8AP) in the last 12 months was 570.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1105.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 269.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (SG18 8AP), 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.