Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (MK40 1EF) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (MK40 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5141, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rutland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Finches —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conduit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conduit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conduit Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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