Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Paddocks Chase area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paddocks Chase (SG19 2DF) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Potton average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddocks Chase (SG19 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near The Paddocks. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddocks Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

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