Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buttercup Mead area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 37th 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 Buttercup Mead (SG18 8TT) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 336.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Mead (SG18 8TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Buttercup Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Mead —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sorrell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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