Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 106th 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 Mill Lane (SG19 2PG) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.1% higher than the Potton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 312.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (SG19 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Festival Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Munkman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jennings Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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