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Crime in SG18 9DF

How much crime is recorded in SG18 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Blunham, Caldecote & Broom
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,772 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG18 9DF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG18 9DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SG18 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.51.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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