Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pople Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 256th 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 Pople Road (SG18 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pople Road (SG18 8GJ), 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 Pople Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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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