Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Holme Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 407th 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 Holme Crescent (SG18 8DB) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Crescent (SG18 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holme Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonds Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bonds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill View —
Sep 2025Other theft The Dells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Dells Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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