Total Crime Rate

1793.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

923.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1793.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 923.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 673.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.2 10/10
  • Public order 163.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.2 10/10
  • Other crime 125.0 10/10
  • Other theft 119.6 10/10
  • Burglary 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 59.8 10/10
  • Robbery 59.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
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

St Loyes Street area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Loyes Street (MK40 1ER) in the last 12 months was 1793.5 per 1,000 residents and was 748.1% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 923.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Loyes Street (MK40 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Loyes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dane Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dane Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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