Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 82nd 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 Alexandra Road (MK40 1JA) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (MK40 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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