Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mead End area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 143rd 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 Mead End (SG18 8JN) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mead End (SG18 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A6001 (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Biggleswade East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Dells | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Dells | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
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