Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coppice Mead area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 237th lowest 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 Coppice Mead (SG18 8LE) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coppice Mead (SG18 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barn Field Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooks Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Dells | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barn Field Close | Under investigation |
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