Total Crime Rate

502.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 502.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Biggleswade East , and the 11th 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 London Road (SG18 9TH) in the last 12 months was 502.3 per 1,000 residents and was 962.5% higher than the Biggleswade East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

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Data Sources

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