Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Other crime 31.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Britten Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 41st 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 Britten Place (SG18 8RE) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 305.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britten Place (SG18 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near Sullivan Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Britten Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawking Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackburn Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bohr Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sanger Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sanger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sullivan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frankel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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