Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 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
  • 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

Blackburn Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Way (SG18 8GU) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Way (SG18 8GU), the main crime hotspot is near Sullivan Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delius Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erlensee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sullivan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sullivan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerville Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Campion Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbens Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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