Total Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Davies Croft area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Davies Croft (SG18 8TW) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Biggleswade East average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Davies Croft (SG18 8TW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawking Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackburn Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sullivan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sullivan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankel Way | Under investigation |
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