Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Planets Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 412th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Planets Way (SG18 8FD) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Planets Way (SG18 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near Sullivan Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Planets Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennet Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saturn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sullivan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sanger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sanger Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bohr Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ouse Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackburn Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawking Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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