Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chaucer Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 140th 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 Chaucer Drive (SG18 8QG) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Biggleswade East average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaucer Drive (SG18 8QG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| 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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