Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sorrell Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 56th highest crime rate of 871 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 Sorrell Way (SG18 8WB) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 256.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Sorrell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tansey End —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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