Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Spencer Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 871 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 Spencer Close (SG19 2QX) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Potton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Close (SG19 2QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burdett'S Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1040
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braybrooks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Acorn Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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