Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 113th 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 High Street (SG19 2EN) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Potton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG19 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butcher'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hatley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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