Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Somerville Croft area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 871 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 Somerville Croft (SG18 8GX) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Croft (SG18 8GX), 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 Somerville Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbens Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerville Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venus Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Blackburn Way Under investigation
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 2025Drugs Campion Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sullivan Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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