Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Meeting Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Potton , and the 329th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meeting Lane (SG19 2XU) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting Lane (SG19 2XU), 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 Orchard Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meeting Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1040
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braybrooks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jakes View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

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