Total Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 40th 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 Byron Close (SG18 8QF) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byron Close (SG18 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dells, where police recorded 12 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 | Other crime | The Dells | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Dells | Under investigation |
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