Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chervil Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 105th 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 Chervil Close (SG18 8WJ) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chervil Close (SG18 8WJ), 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 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buttercup Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sorrell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennet Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
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