Total Crime Rate

515.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 515.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.0 10/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holme Court Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holme Court Avenue (SG18 8PE) in the last 12 months was 515.8 per 1,000 residents and was 876.4% higher than the Biggleswade East average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Court Avenue (SG18 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rowlands, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtlands Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Holme Court Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margarets Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margarets Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Courtlands Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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