Total Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Apple Tree Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 146th 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 Apple Tree Close (SG18 8NF) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Apple Tree Close (SG18 8NF), 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 | 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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