Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer 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.
View Crime In Potton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sheffield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1040 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braybrooks Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acorn Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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