Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheffield Close area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 71st 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 Sheffield Close (SG19 2NY) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Potton average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Sheffield Close (SG19 2NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1040, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Potton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacobs Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Common Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B1042 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdett'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sun Street | Under investigation |
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