Postcode · Biggleswade
Crime in SG18 9PH
How much crime is recorded in SG18 9PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arlesey & Henlow
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,343 (2024)
How safe is SG18 9PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG18 9PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9PHNational
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.