Postcode · Biggleswade
Crime in SG18 9LR
How much crime is recorded in SG18 9LR, 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
- 1,531 (2024)
SG18 9LRBiggleswade
How safe is SG18 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG18 9LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.