Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bunyan Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bunyan Road (SG18 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bunyan Road (SG18 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Dells. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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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