Total Crime Rate

582.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.6 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 582.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Other theft 78.7 10/10
  • Burglary 63.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alexandra Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 12th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Place (MK40 1HT) in the last 12 months was 582.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 212.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Place (MK40 1HT), 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 Alexandra Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5141 —
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conduit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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