Total Crime Rate
83.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 189th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (SG19 2PG) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher than the Potton average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (SG19 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Bellevue Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Potton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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